Topic #1: Communicating in a Network Centric World

Question 1

How do networks support the way we live?

Answer 1

Benefits of instantaneous communication.
Supports and improves our lives.

Question 2

What are todays popular communication tools?

Answer 2

Instant Messaging (IM)
Weblogs (Blogs)
Podcasting
Wikis

Question 3

Real-time text communication between two
or more users.

Answer 3

Instant Messaging

Question 4

Web pages where people can publish their
personal opinions and thoughts about any
conceivable topic.

Answer 4

Weblogs

Question 5

An audio-based medium that originally
enabled people to record audio and convert it for use with iPods.

Answer 5

Podcasting

Question 6

Web pages created and edited by groups of
people sharing information.

Answer 6

Wikis

Question 7

Some Protocols required for communication to occur

Answer 7

• an identified sender and receiver
• an agreed-upon method of communicating
• common language and grammar
• an agreed-upon speed and timing
• Confirmation or acknowledgment requirements

Question 7

this is a network that supports the combination for multimedia, telephone, and data on a single network.

Answer 7

Network Convergence

Question 8

Characteristics of Communication

Answer 8

• Rules are established
• Information may need to be repeated
• Communication modes may impact the effectiveness of getting the message across

Question 9

External factors that affect the quality of Information

Answer 9

• quality of the pathway between the sender and receiver
• number of times the message has to change form
• number of times the message has to be redirected
• number of other messages being transmitted simultaneously
• amount of time allotted for succesful communication

Question 10

Internal Factors that affect the quality of information

Answer 10

• size of the message
• complexity of the message
• importance of the message