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Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
Specific Instructional Objectives At the end of this lesson the student will be able to: · Explain the operation of a…
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Datagram Packet Switching Networks
This approach uses a different, more dynamic scheme, to determine the route through the network links. Each packet is treated…
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Packet Switching
The basic approach is not much different from message switching. It is also based on the same ‘store-and-forward’ approach. However,…
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Message Switching
In this switching method, a different strategy is used, where instead of establishing a dedicated physical line between the sender…
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Switching Techniques: Circuit Switching
Specific Instructional Objectives At the end of this lesson the student will be able to: · Understand the need for circuit…
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Flow Control and Error Control
Special Instructional Objectives: On completion, the student will be able to: · State the need for flow and error control · Explain…
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The Fifth Generation
Defining the fifth-generation computers is somewhat difficult because the field is still in its infancy. The computers of tomorrow would…
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The Fourth Generation
The general features of the fourth-generation computers were: · Use of Very Large-Scale Integration, · Invention of microcomputers, · Introduction of Personal Computers,…
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The Third Generation
The third-generation computers were characterized by: · Use of Integrated circuits, · Phenomenal increase in computation speed, · Substantial reduction in size and…
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The Second Generation
In the second-generation computers: · Vacuum tube technology was replaced by transistorized technology, · Size of the computers started reducing, · Assembly language…
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Short-cut Keys
The following table shows the different short-cut keys frequently used while working on the computer system − Function Short-cut keys…