Business Data Communications and IT
Infrastructures
What is business data communications? - ANS-Business data communications is the movement
of information from one computer application on one computer to another application on another
computer.
What are some of the ways in which computer networks are used in large businesses? - ANS-
What are some of the ways in which small businesses can benefit from computer networks? -
ANS-
Look at the websites or mobile apps of some departments of your county government. What
three services offered at these sites do you find most interesting? - ANS-
Describe how the three online government services you chose could be helpful to you. - ANS-
Describe the major trends in the growth of Internet traffic. - ANS-
What is packetization? - ANS-
Why is packetization useful in business data communication? - ANS-
What are some of the factors that make packet switching more complex technologically than
traditional phone circuits (circuit switching)? - ANS-
Provide a high-level overview of the structure of a typical data packet. What are the kinds of
information you are likely to find in the header of a typical packet? - ANS-
Consider a typical office memo as a data packet. What information in the memo would be
characterized as header information? What information would be characterized as the body of
the packet? - ANS-
Why is Internet traffic considered "bursty" compared to voice traffic? - ANS-
What is layering? - ANS-
Why is layering useful in organizations? - ANS-
Why is layering useful in computer networking? - ANS-
Infrastructures
What is business data communications? - ANS-Business data communications is the movement
of information from one computer application on one computer to another application on another
computer.
What are some of the ways in which computer networks are used in large businesses? - ANS-
What are some of the ways in which small businesses can benefit from computer networks? -
ANS-
Look at the websites or mobile apps of some departments of your county government. What
three services offered at these sites do you find most interesting? - ANS-
Describe how the three online government services you chose could be helpful to you. - ANS-
Describe the major trends in the growth of Internet traffic. - ANS-
What is packetization? - ANS-
Why is packetization useful in business data communication? - ANS-
What are some of the factors that make packet switching more complex technologically than
traditional phone circuits (circuit switching)? - ANS-
Provide a high-level overview of the structure of a typical data packet. What are the kinds of
information you are likely to find in the header of a typical packet? - ANS-
Consider a typical office memo as a data packet. What information in the memo would be
characterized as header information? What information would be characterized as the body of
the packet? - ANS-
Why is Internet traffic considered "bursty" compared to voice traffic? - ANS-
What is layering? - ANS-
Why is layering useful in organizations? - ANS-
Why is layering useful in computer networking? - ANS-
