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Drew Tadgerson Networking Concepts & Apps Week1 Questions From Book MIS589 January 13, 2013 Shaun Gray

This document discusses several topics related to computer networking: 1) It compares local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), wide area networks (WANs), and backbone networks (BNs) based on their geographic scope. 2) It describes how messages are transmitted between computers using the layered network model and protocols. 3) It discusses two important standards bodies, the National Committee for Information Technology Standards (NCITS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and some of their work related to data communication standards.

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Drew Tadgerson Networking Concepts & Apps Week1 Questions From Book MIS589 January 13, 2013 Shaun Gray

This document discusses several topics related to computer networking: 1) It compares local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), wide area networks (WANs), and backbone networks (BNs) based on their geographic scope. 2) It describes how messages are transmitted between computers using the layered network model and protocols. 3) It discusses two important standards bodies, the National Committee for Information Technology Standards (NCITS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and some of their work related to data communication standards.

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Drew Tadgerson Networking Concepts & Apps Week1 Questions from Book MIS589 January 13, 2013 Shaun

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7. How do local area networks (LANs) differ from metropolitan area networks (MANs), wide area networks (WANs), and backbone networks (BNs)? A local area network (LAN) is a group of microcomputers or terminals located in the same general area. Whereas a metropolitan area network (MAN) encompasses a city or county area. Coming to wide area network (WAN) it spans city, state, or national boundaries. Finally coming to back bone network it is a large network that connects almost everything on a single company site. 14. Explain how a message is transmitted from one computer to another using layer. Each computer in the network has software that operates at each of the layers and performs the functions required by those layers. Each layer in the network uses a formal language, or protocol, that is simply a set of rules that define what the layer will do and that provides a clearly defined set of messages that software at the layer needs to understand. In general, all messages sent in a network pass through all layers. 17. Describe two important data communications standards-making bodies. How do they differ? Information technology standards contribute to data communications. In the USA, the National Committee for Information Technology Standards (NCITS) has responsibility (under ANSI) for multimedia (MPEG/JPEG), intercommunication among computing devices and information systems (including Information Infrastructure, SCSI-2 interfaces, Geographic Information Systems), storage media (hard drives, removable cartridges), database (including SQL3), security, and programming languages (such as C++). The NCITS T3 committee on Open Distributed Processing (ODP) is the US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to JTC 1/SC 6/WG 7 (Subcommittee 6, Workgroup 7). JTC 1 is the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology. Among NCITS/T3's current projects are: Abstract Syntax Notation One, the OSI Directory Services, routing information exchange protocols, multicasting (all of considerable interest to the telecommunications industry.) T3 has US TAG responsibility for codes and character sets. IEEE plays an important standards role for data communications, particularly in LAN technology protocols.

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