Introduction to Networking 2

Introduction to Networking

Network Impact On Daily life - Part 4

So for the last part of this topic is How networks changing the way we work:

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• The use of network can enhance communication between employees in an organization and also with external clients.

• Most companies have an intranet.

• A private network belonging to the company.    
• Allows communication between employees and also between branches.

• Some companies also have an extra net.

• A network (or network resources) to provide suppliers, vendors, customers, limited access to corporate data.
• Example of common data to be shared: order status, inventory, part lists.

• The use of technology like VPN (virtual private network) allows employees to access company’s intranet remotely.

• Work can be done even though the employee is outstation or at home.

• In certain countries, there is a rising trend on the concept of “working from home”.

• No longer need to go to the office every day.
• Communications with other employees or clients can be done online.
• Can work and take care of family at the same time.

 

Network Impact On Daily life - Part 3

The Internet nowadays is used in various ways:

•  Receive and send email
• Obtain information and advice
• Online shopping and selling / auction
• Electronic banking 

Examples of today’s popular communication tools:

•  Instant messaging                            

• Real time communication between 2 or more people based on typed text

• ·         Blogs  

• Web pages created by an individual
  

• Pod casting                

• Website that contains audio files available for downloading

• ·         Wikis

• A website that contain the whole world’s encyclopedia 

Networks changing the way we learn:

• The Internet can enhance learning and makes it easier in several ways:

• Distribution of learning contents
• Availability of various resources
• Enable learning to be done from any location

• Courses delivered using Internet resources are commonly called online learning or e-learning. Benefits of e-learning:

• Easy update of learning materials
• Availability to a wide audience
• Consistent quality of instruction
• Cost reduction

Networks changing the way we play:

• Entertainment is getting much more fun these days.

• Chatting and instant messaging
• Online interest groups
• Web blogging
• Video and audio streaming
• Online games

What makes these entertainments really fun is the ability to interact with other people.

Network Impact On Daily life - Part 2

Networks changing the way we live, learn, play, and work

Networks changing the way we live:

•  Early communication relies on face-to-face conversation. As our society advances, other means of communication emerged.

Mail (written message)

Telephone (voice) 

Television broadcast (one-way video communication). 

• With the use of the Internet, all the different types of communication are converging into Web-based communication. 
• Early data networks were limited to exchanging character-based information between connected computer systems. 
•  Current networks have evolved in mainly two ways: 

•    They can carry various types of information: text, graphics, voice, video streams. 
• They can support different types of devices: computers, PDAs, mobile phones, webcams, refrigerator, microwave. 

• National borders, geographic distances and physical limitations become less relevant.

Network Impact On Daily life - Part 1

Benefits of instantaneous communication and how it supports and improves our daily lives.

 Banking

 Business

World News

Weather News

Traffic Condition

At Last

Yeah!!! let we tell the world that finally fifie, shila and shahira have a courage to start blogging and it is all because of one assignment which is the next post for this new born blog Fie Network. Thanks to Madam Lili for giving us this kind of task, thank you also to fifie's brother Arif because teaching how to blog.and credit to "Living in a Network Centric World" slide for all the important point in this blog.thank you.