The concept of layered communication is essential to ensuring interoperability of all the pieces of a network. To introduce the… Read More

Let’s now take a look at some of the devices that move traffic around the network. The approach taken in this… Read More

You may hear the word topology used with respect to networks. “Topology” refers to the physical arrangement of network components… Read More

Super servers, high-capacity workstations, and multimedia applications have also fueled the need for higher capacity bandwidths. The examples on abow… Read More

Cable is the actual physical path upon which an electrical signal travels as it moves from one component to another.… Read More

In the previous section, we discussed how networking evolved and some of the problems involved in the transmission of data… Read More

Example:- Using all the technology available, companies were able to team up with the phone company and tie branch offices… Read More

In the 1960’s and 1970’s, traditional computer communications centered around the mainframe host. The mainframe contained all the applications needed… Read More

Early networks From a historical perspective, electronic communication has actually been around a long time, beginning with Samuel Morse and… Read More