COMPUTER NETWORKS:

EMAIL, INTERNET, INTRANET, MULTIMEDIA

Information: its Explosion, Control and Dissemination

A database is an organized, integrated and interrelated collection of computer based data. It is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. In one view, databases can be classified according to types of content: bibliographic, full-text, numeric, and images.

COMPUTER NETWORKS
LAN: is a local area network that has range of less than 10 kilometers. Computers in this network are linked by telephone cable or fiber optic cable. For e.g network used within a small campus.

MAN: is metropolitan area network with in a range of 10 to 100 km. It uses specific telephone line or fiber optic cable.
WAN: is wide area network with a starting range of 100 km it uses mostly satellite link. It covers a country or continent.

INTERNET OR WORD WIDE WEB (www)

The Internet can be defined as the wired or wireless mode of communication through which one can receive, transmit information that can be used for single or multiple operations.

USES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS

1. Network for Organizations: Resource Sharing Reliability Communication 2. Network for People Access to remote information Person to Person Communication Interactive Entertainment

WEB PAGES & WEB LANGUAGES

1. Words for the Web
Desktop Laptop Screen Icons Programs Software Hardware Motherboard Window Computer Memory Hard Disc Portable Data: CD, DVD, Pen Drive / Zip Drive

Pages Links or Pointers Hyperlink Hypertext Browser Browser Buttons Surfing the Internet Modem Website URL Search Engine Scroll Up or Down Button or Mouse Download Freeware

Shareware Computer Virus Antivirus Software Crash

2. Languages for the Computer

HTML: is a markup language contains clear instruction on how documents are to be formatted. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages.

JAVA: allows highly interactive web pages. Using java you design a web page. Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It's also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.

MULTIMEDIA
Multimedia is a computer-based interactive communications process that incorporates text, graphics, sound, animation, and video. Digital Signal: A signal in which the original information is converted into a string of bits before being transmitted. A radio signal, for example, will be either on or off. Digital signals can be sent for long distances and suffer less interference than Analog signals.

USES OF MULTIMEDIA
1. Companies: Presentations Create Sales Charts, Graphics, Video Clips with music and voice over 2. Institutions: Give guided tour to visitors Create Prospectus on CDs Create Virtual Word 3. Advertisers Selling of Products

4. On the Job Training & Development Demonstration to new technologies Product Guides Procedure for using machinery Demonstration of Equipment Knowledge Renewal 5. Educational Multimedia Edutainment Computer Based Tutorials (CBT) Learning Languages Social Interaction

SPREAD OF INFORMATION IN CORPORATES

The corporates have large needs to communicate internally as well as externally. Video Conferencing Training Videos Corporate health videos

SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE (SMS)

Text messages are short written messages between mobile phones. Since, the space on the mobile phone is limited and it takes long to type a full message, it is kept small. Examples: CU@7: See you at 7 L8r: Later 2morrow: Tomorrow B4: Before