BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK
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Introduction:
Presently, the internet pervades everyone’s lives, delivering information to them no matter where they are.
The Internet is the worldwide system of interconnected
Generally, the Internet is a network of networks consisting of public, private, government, academic and business networks of local to global space, linked by wireless, optical and electronic networking technologies.
The Internet carries a wide range of information services and resources as the applications of the electronic mail, file sharing and telephony.
History of Internet:
- Creation of the agency “Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)” in 1958 is the most important moment that led to the construction of the present day Internet.
- In 1962, ARPA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggested to connect computer machines to keep an active communications network. This network later came to be known as ARPANET or ARPA network.
- Initially, ARPANET was created for defense purpose only.
- In 1965, data transmission was made possible with the help of Packet switching.
- In 1969, an Interface Message Processor (IMP) was developed and it is considered to be early form of routing device.
- In 1981, the first local area network was the Stanford University Network connecting workstations.
- In the same year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) expanded ARPANET to national computer science researchers.
- In 1983, ARPANET implemented the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) separated the military network and assigned a subnet for public research...
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Most surprising thing learned about Internet:
- The most surprising thing learned about Internet is the threat it is facing, for example, cyber-attacks.
- A cyber-attack is an attempt for exposing, altering, disabling, destroying, stealing, or gaining unauthorized use or access to the Internet asset...
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BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1QCh. 1 - Prob. 2QCh. 1 - Prob. 3QCh. 1 - Prob. 4QCh. 1 - Prob. 5QCh. 1 - Prob. 6QCh. 1 - Prob. 7QCh. 1 - Prob. 8QCh. 1 - Prob. 9QCh. 1 - Prob. 10Q
Ch. 1 - Prob. 11QCh. 1 - Prob. 12QCh. 1 - Prob. 13QCh. 1 - Prob. 14QCh. 1 - Prob. 15QCh. 1 - Prob. 16QCh. 1 - Prob. 17QCh. 1 - Prob. 18QCh. 1 - Prob. 19QCh. 1 - Prob. 20QCh. 1 - Prob. 21QCh. 1 - Prob. 1ECh. 1 - Prob. 2ECh. 1 - Prob. 3ECh. 1 - Prob. 4ECh. 1 - Prob. 5ECh. 1 - Prob. 6ECh. 1 - Prob. 8ECh. 1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 1 - Prob. 1HA1
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