TTNY-CH8

=Processing Applications=


 * Objectives:**
 * 1) **Describe the basic types of technology that make telecommunication possible**
 * 2) **Describe the nature and function of local area networks and wide area networks**
 * 3) **Discuss the uses and implications of several different forms of online communication and collaboration**
 * 4) **Explain how wireless network technology is transforming the ways people work and communicate**
 * 5) **Describe how wireless phone networks are converging with digital data networks and the impact of that convergence**
 * 6) **Describe several ways to maximize effectiveness and minimize risks of online communication**
 * 7) **Describe how online social networks, wikis, and other new tools for creating online communities compare to traditional forms of community building**
 * 8) **Describe current and future trends in telecommunications and networking**

=Project I: College Networking=

Assume you are a college student living in a house with three other students and everyone has a PC. Determine what you would need to purchase to create a home network that would enable all four of you to access the Internet with only a single subscription to a high-speed Internet provider (either cable or DSL). Compare the cost of a wired network based on 100 Mbps Ethernet versus a wireless network based on 802.11g.

Create a spreadsheet that lists the subscription cost and the itemized costs of the components needed to wire the house. Assume the house only has an incoming feed but no components such as a router, etc.

Compile your findings in a slideshow to discuss with the class.

=Project II: Hotspotting=

Identify a wireless hotspot in your local area (town). Develop your own personal survey to interview a staff person at the establishment (i.e. Starbucks, the mall, etc.). Does the hotspot provide free access, or does it require payment? If it requires payment, how does it charge for access? Ask about what types of security measures are in place? Determine what good and bad consequences have taken place in creating the wireless hotspot.

Use photography and audio recordings to cite your interview (similar to your project).

Add the photographs, audio file(s), and your survey to a PowerPoint and save to your CH8 folder.