Your Name: Brandon Smith

Class: OMIS 350 Section: _1_ Date: _3/19/18_

Chapter 7

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CHAPTER 7
7-1
1a Isaiah Gilbert
1a) Describe the features of a simple network and the network
infrastructure for a large company.
Page 252-253
In its' simplest form, a network consist of two or more connected
computers. Hardware, software, and transmission components.

1b

7-2
2a Hannah Cardoronella
Define an analog and a digital signal.
Pg 257
Analog signal is represented by continuous waveform that passes through
communications medium and has been used for voice communication.
Digital signal is a discrete, binary waveform rather than a continuous
waveform. Communicate information as strings of two discrete states: one
bits and zero bits, which are represented as on-off electrical pulses.

2b Griffen Hakenjos
2 B.) Distinguish between a LAN, MAN, and WAN.
pg. 258
 A LAN is designed to connect personal computers and other digital devices
within a half-mile or 500 meter radius.
a MAN is a network that spans a metropolitan area, usually a city and its
major suburbs.
A WAN spreads broad geographical distances- entire regions, states,
continents, or the entire globe.

7-3
3a Brooklyn Starkey
3 a) Define the Internet, describe how it works and explain how it
provides business value.
Page 260
The internet is the world's most extensive public communication system. It's
also the world's largest implementation of client/server computing and Inter-
networking, linking millions of individual networks all over the world. Most
homes and small businesses connect to the Internet by subscribing to an
Internet service provider. This is very valuable for businesses because they
now have access to many resources that they did not have access to
before. Also, the Internet speeds up processes by allowing the user to
multi-task and get information quicker than ever before.

3b Donovan Lavigne
3 B) Explain how the Domain Name system (DNS) and IP addressing
system work.
The Domain Name system converts domain names to IP addresses, the
domain name is the english-like name that corresponds to the unique 32-bit
numeric IP address or each computer connected to the internet.
The IP addressing system works when a user sends a message to
another user on the internet. the message is first decomposed into packets
using TCP protocol, each packet contains its destination address.
pg.260

3c Matthew Wright
3 How do the Internet and Internet technology work and how do they
support communication and e-business?
c) List and describe the principal Internet services.
pg. 265
E-mail- Person-to-person messaging; document sharing
Chatting and instant messaging- Interactive conversations
Newsgroups- Discussion groups on electronic bulletin boards
Telnet- Logging on to one computer system and doing work on another
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)- Transferring files from computer to computer
World wide Web- Retrieving, formatting, and displaying information
(including text, audio, graphics, and video) by using hypertext links

3d Drew Landry
3
 d) Define and describe VoIP and virtual private networks and explain how
they provide value to businesses.
(pg. 266-267)
VoIP (Voice over IP) is technology that delivers voice information in digital
form using packet switching, avoiding the tolls charged by local and long-
distance telephone networks. VoIP can reduce communication and network
management cost by 20 to 30 percent. Companies no longer have to
maintain separate networks or provide support services and personnel for
each type of network.
(pg. 269)
Virtual private Network (VPN)is a secure, encrypted, private network that
has been configured within a public network to take advantage of the
economies of scale and management facilities of large networks, such as
the internet. VPN can provide firms with secure communications at much
lower cost and VPN can also provide a network infrastructure for combining
voice and data networks.

3e Brandon Williams

e) List and describe alternative ways of locating information on the Web.

pg. 271
Search Engines: Apps that attempt to solve the problem of finding useful
information on the web almost instantly.
Mobile search: Search interfaces developed for mobile devices makes
searching and shopping from a smartphone easy and convenient.
Semantic Search: The desire to build a search engine that could really
understand human language and behavior.
Social Search: Limits the search results down to a person's social network
in an effort to make finding relevant results easier.
Visual Search: This engine is designed for locating images and videos.
Shopping bots: Intelligent agent software used for information filtering for
online shoppers.

3f Matthew Haslitt 3 How do the Internet and Internet technology work and
how do they support communication and e-business?
f) Describe how online search technologies are used for marketing.
Sponsors paid for advertising spots to make sure their website are listed
fist. These are the fastest growing form of internet advertising, and are
powerful new marketing tools the precisely match consumers interest with
advertising messages at the right moment.

7-4
4a
4b Brandon Smith
4b) Describe the capabilities of each and for which types of applications
each is best suited.
Bluetooth: Links up to eight devices within a 10 meter area using low
power, radio based communication and can transmit up to 722 Kbps in the
 2.4GHz band. Due to its low power requirements, it is appropriate for
battery powered handheld computers and cell phones.
3G Networks: Cellular data system that offers speeds ranging from 144
Kbps to 2 Mbps. It is best used for checking email, leisurely browsing the
web, and online shopping, but is too slow for videos.
4G Networks: Faster speeds than 3G, 100 megabits/second download and
50 megabits upload speed, with more than enough capacity for watching
high definition video on your smartphone. This is the current standard.
Wi-Fi: Using LAN, wireless devices can connect and communicate by
connecting to the access point. The most popular use today is high speed
internet access.
WiMax: Wireless Internet Access with speeds up to 75 Mbps and a range
up to 31 miles. Powerful enough to beam high speed Internet connections
to rooftop antennas of homes and businesses that are miles away.
pg 278-281

4c Michell Porrier
4c.) Define RFID, explain how it works and describe how it provides value
to businesses.
pages 281- 282
- RFID: radio frequency identification systems provide a powerful
technology for taking the movement of goods through the supply chain.
- RFID systems use tiny tags with embedded microchips containing data
about an item and its location to transmit radio signal over a short distance
to RFID readers. RFID readers then pass data over a network to a
computer for processing. (do not need a line of sight contact to be read.
- for an inventory control and supply chain management, RFID captures
and manage more detailed information about items in a warehouse or in
production than barcoding systems.

4d Brandon Smith
4d) Define WSNs, explain how they work, and describe the kinds of
applications that use them.
Networks of interconnected wireless devices that are embedded in the
physical environment to provide measurements of many points over large
spaces. These devices have built-in processing, storage, and radio
frequency sensors and antennas. They are linked into an interconnected
network that routes the data they capture to a computer for analysis.

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Class: OMIS 350-01
Date: xxxxxxxx
Chapter 1
 Questions and Answers Remark
Gr#1 CHAPTER 1
1-1
1a Re: Group-1-Ch01
by Brian XXXXX - Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 8:48 AM

1a) Describe how information systems have changed the way businesses
operate and their products and services.

Information systems have evolved through new, innovate business models

and advancements in technology. Smartphones are an example of this - an
increase in social media use on smartphones have become essential tools
of business because that is where customers are located. Internet sites are
also a business essential. The widespread adoption of the mobile
computing platform, the growing use of "big data," and the growth in "cloud
computing" where more business software runs over the internet are a few
ways in which information systems have affected business products and
services.

1b Re: Group-1-Ch01
by McDonal XXXXX - Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 8:46 AM

1b) Identify three major new information system trends.

3 new information system trends include 1)emerging mobile digital

platforms, 2)growth of on line software as a service, 3)and the growth of
cloud computing