Week 10: Clear

This week was actually interesting to me. I knew a lot about networks and how they are used already but it really painted a much clearer picture for me as far as DSL, FTTP's, ATM's and so on and so fourth. Also i found very interesting the different types of WiMax , IrDA, and WAP. I began to think to myself, that if there are so many different types of wireless connection's out there how come we are provided with so-so service.

I am a resident in Newberry, FL which is about 20 minutes west of Gainesville, it is pretty much in the boonies, but are Internet is horrible. I wonder when Internet will become just another utility bill? It would be awesome to have a fast operating system out in Newberry with having to pay outrageous cost to build a T1 line or something crazy that for just an everyday Internet surfer. I was not aware of the wireless connection capability and how it could be available to people.

WAN, which stands for a Wide Area Network, connects computers in different areas through telephone lines and radio waves. This is convenient for people how might work lets say on campus, (CAN for example) and work in more then one building but need he same documents or information for both places, they can have the same info. in one building on one totally different computer and then go to the next across campus and retrieve the same info. at a different desk. It allows people and company's to work more efficiently together and through their computers. There is also a smaller network available for smaller business's which is LAN, Local Area Network. This provides computers in the small general area the network, usually the space to which the business occupies. This network would not be sufficient on a larger scale basis.

There are five different types of networks out there though: WAN LAN, CAN,MAN, HAN Using the different types of networks really helps business's, students, and professionals be more efficient.