Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER
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6
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Telecommunications
and Networks
PRINCIPLES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A telecommunications system and
network have many fundamental
components.
Identify and describe the fundamental compo-
nents of a telecommunications system.
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Identify two broad categories of telecom-
munications media and their associated
characteristics.
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Identify several telecommunications hardware
devices and discuss their functions.
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Telecommunications, networks, and
their associated applications are essential
to organizational success.
Describe the benefits associated with the use
of a network.
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Name three distributed processing alterna-
tives and discuss their basic features.
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List and describe several telecommunications
applications that organizations benefit from
today.
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