Business Driven Information Systems - Chapter 7

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Business Driven Information Systems - Chapter 7

• Architecture - Peer-to-peer, client/server
• Topology bus, star, ring, hybrid, wireless
• Protocol Ethernet, TCP/IP
• Media twisted pair, coaxial, fiber-optic,
  wireless
• VPN, VAN
• Value of real-time information
• Bluetooth, RFID, GPS

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Essay Candidate
Discuss the pros and cons of the various
telecommunications media. What is Bluetooth?
What is RFID and what did you learn about it from
our field trip?