IT1771

IT IN ENGINEERING

2010 S2

Part 1:
Introduction to Information
Technology

Topic 1.1 : Information Technology

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Key Questions
 What is IT?

 What are the technologies of IT?

 What is Telecommunication technology?
 What are the transmission media used?

 What are the various types of network

topologies?
 What is LAN?
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 What is IT?
 I.T. is the use of modern technology to
help in the capture, storage, retrieval,
process, analysis, display, and
communication of information.
 Include use of computers,
telecommunications technology & office
system technologies
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 IT includes
 Sensing :
 keyboard, scanners,
microphone, mouse, bar code reader
 Communication :
 technologies that connect S, A & D technologies
 Analyzing :
 computer hardware + software
 Display:
 monitor, printer, sound card
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 MODEM
= Modulation and DEMolulation .
MODEM
 Analog signal vs Digital signal
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 Telecommunication Technology :
 Information : from ONE point to another

 Data communications :
 transfer data
 Type of media
 Telephone lines
 Optical fibre
 Coaxial cable
 Microwave
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 Media for data transmission:
 Telephone Lines
 twisted copper wire
 most extensively used in homes & offices
 Coaxial cables
 sturdy copper or aluminum wire in thick insulators
 has minimum interference & distortion
 Fiber-optics
 thin glass fibers in protective jacket
 high speed & reliable (less error and hard to tap)
 Microwave
 wireless, good for long distance
Network Topologies
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 What is Local Area Network (LAN)?
 High-speed, low-error data network covering a
relatively small geographic area (up to a few
thousand meters).
 LANs connect workstations, peripherals, terminals,
and other devices in a single building or other
geographically limited area.
 LAN Topology: Star, Ring, Hierarchical(Tree), Bus

 Require a central network server/File server

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 What is IT system?
 Comprises of a computer system & data
communications or computer network.
 Computer system includes hardware,
software, tools such as printer & others