Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Week 6 Required Readings

In sum, EbscoHost and Journal of Academic Librarianship are gateways to thousands of e-journals that are published and houses articles on its website for colleges and universities. The articles are presented for research and the researcher's findings. Articles are accessed expeditiously and are quite legit and thorough. Librarians can take control of their e-journals list with an electronic journals service (EJS). Therefore, information is or can be managed.

The RFID refers to "radio Frequency identifier" and consists of a computer chip and antenna. It is similar to a barcode that is read with electro-magnetics. These chips carry much information, and in the near future, will probably be much smaller, yet even more powerful. (As an example, the City of Cleveland where I currently reside apparently utilizes an RDID tag which captures a photo of a speeding automobile or vehicle in a certain area, during certain hours of the day. This RFID can capture the photo from several feet away! If your vehicle is photographed, the registered owner will receive a speeding ticket via postal mail which you are required to fulfill. You will find a similarity along the interstate highways as well!)

There are several common types of computer networks listed below:

  • Personal Area Network (PAN)
  • Local Area Network (LAN)
  • Campus Area Network (CAM)
  • Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
  • Wide Area Network (WAN)
  • Global Area Network (GAN)

The most commonly used is the local area network utilized in homes, offices, hospitals, schools and the personal area network. However, since the 70s, high speed internet service has become a necessity. Grouping computers makes a computer network. Network topology makes reference to the way the network system interacts and relates, one with another. Two or more networks are classified as the internetwork. Bridges are the links we use to connect multiple network segments. A network design ranges from simplicity to complexity. The design can contain one or more links (bridges), photos, animation, coloring of text and coloring of the background.......according to the installer or creativitist.

The YouTube video was not too legible in sound and could not be heard fluently without chopping and breaking up.

Connie Williams

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