NETWORKING & TELECOMMUNICATION

Networking & telecommunication are essential elements in communicating using today’s electronics technology.

DEFINITIONS:

Networking: Is the construction, design, and use of network, including the physical the selection protocol and computer software for using and managing the network.

Type of networking

  Local Area Network (LAN)

  Wide Area Network (MAN)

  Wide Area Network (WAN)

  Enterprise Private Network

  Storage Area Network (SAN)

  Internet-working

Advantage

·         Connectivity and Communication

·         Data Sharing

·         Hardware Sharing

·         Security

·         Speed

Disadvantage

·         Server faults stop applications being available and can cause loss of data.

System opens to hackers.

Telecommunications: Enables people to communicate over long distance and also is the exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means.

Advantage

·         Telecommunications have improved people’s ability to stay in touch with friends and family.

·         Telecommunications has also changed the way in which people work.

Disadvantage

·         The lack of privacy in the messages sent or received.

·         Isolation.

·         The possibility of fraud.

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