Tuesday, 28 February 2012

TELECOMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING

week 1 :: what is telecomunication ??
- the imparting, conveying or exchange of thought, messages,ideas,knowledge or information by sign and sound like speech,signals, writing or behavior ..
Communication also refer to the transfer of data from a transmitter to a receiver across a distance.

6 elements in computer&communication technology::
-people
  ~ the most important element in communication because they built, analyse and develop the system.
-procedure
  ~ specification of the series of actions, acts or operation which have to be executed in the same manner in order to obtain always the same result in the same circumstances example: emergency procedures.
-data/information
  ~ information stored on the computer system, used by applications to accomplish tasks.
-hardware
  ~ units for data:: Bit, Byte, Kilobyte(KB), Megabyte(MB), Gigabyte(GB), Terabyte(TB).
-software
  ~ refers to parts of the computer that have no materials form: programs, data, protocols and others also called by software.
-communication
  ~ transmission of data.
  ~ can conversion of data analog-to-digital, and digital-to-analog.

5 categories of ICT equipment/devices::
- input
-output
-process
-storage
-communication



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