CECS 474 Computer Network
Interoperability
INTRODUCTION
“May you live in interesting
times.”
-- Chinese Blessing (or Curse)
The Industrial Revolution (c. 1760)
The change in social and economic organization resulting from
the replacement of hand tools by machine and power tools and the
development of large-scale industrial production.
The “Digital Revolution” (c. 1990)
The change in social and economic organization resulting from
the replacement of earlier forms of communication and
information storage by a digital format and the development of
large-scale networks transmitting digital information.
Introduction to Networking
net·work (net´würk´) n. 1. any arrangement or fabric of parallel
wires, threads, etc. crossed at regular intervals by others fastened to
them so as to leave open spaces; netting; mesh 2. a thing resembling
this in some way; specif., a) a system of roads, canals, veins, etc. that
connect with or cross one another b) Radio and TV a chain of
transmitting stations controlled and operated as a unit c) a group,
system, etc. of interconnected or cooperating individuals 3. the making
of nets or netted fabric
Dr. Tracy Bradley Maples (Spring 2009)
