Describe the overall Internet architecture and its key components, including ISPs, POPs, and IXPs.
computer science
Description
This assignment consists of 2 parts. First, write a 3-4 page paper in APA format (not including the cover page and reference page). Second, you will prepare an 8-10 page slide presentation. Please use the APA Sample provided in in the student resources to complete your assignment.
- Identify and briefly describe the three fundamental ways in which digital data are encoded as analog signal.
- Do some Internet research on flow control in data communications networks. Identify common examples of why flow control is needed and how it is used to ensure reliable data transfer between senders and receivers. Summarize your findings.
- Describe the overall Internet architecture and its key components, including ISPs, POPs, and IXPs.
- Find and view several YouTube videos that compare circuit switching and packet switching. Identify the URLs of three videos that you think do a good job communicating the essential differences between circuit switching and packet switching. If you could only recommend one to fellow business data communication students, which would you pick? Why? Summarize your recommendations and justification.
Part 2
- Do some Internet research on the evolution of dial-up, cable, and DSL modems. In an 8–12 slide PowerPoint presentation, summarize how the capabilities and transmission speeds of each of these types of modems are increasing and the major reasons behind these improvements. Also summarize how these technologies are expected to change in the years ahead.
