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What are the three forces that consistently drive the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities?
What are the three forces that consistently drive the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities?
- Traffic reduction, development of new services, and advances in technology
- Traffic growth, development of new software, and advances in technology
- Traffic growth, development of new services, and advances in technology (correct)
- Traffic growth, development of new hardware, and advances in technology
What is likely to continue due to the increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions?
What is likely to continue due to the increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions?
- Reduction in the range of services offered
- Stagnation in transmission speeds
- Decrease in demand for high-capacity networking facilities
- Continuing growth in communication traffic (correct)
What does the expansion of services do to the demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities?
What does the expansion of services do to the demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities?
- It has no impact on the demand
- It decreases the demand
- It stabilizes the demand
- It increases the demand (correct)
What encourages the expansion of services according to the text?
What encourages the expansion of services according to the text?
What trend are managers constantly struggling to maximize and minimize according to the text?
What trend are managers constantly struggling to maximize and minimize according to the text?
What are the notable technology trends mentioned in the text?
What are the notable technology trends mentioned in the text?
What can be inferred about the trend towards faster and cheaper in computing and communications?
What can be inferred about the trend towards faster and cheaper in computing and communications?
What is a notable area of intelligence in today's networks?
What is a notable area of intelligence in today's networks?
What technology has brought down transmission prices and greatly increased capacity?
What technology has brought down transmission prices and greatly increased capacity?
What technology enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links?
What technology enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links?
What is the main challenge for business managers in planning and managing data communication and networking facilities?
What is the main challenge for business managers in planning and managing data communication and networking facilities?
What has been consistently driving the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities?
What has been consistently driving the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities?
What is the notable effect of the expanding range of services on the demand for networking facilities?
What is the notable effect of the expanding range of services on the demand for networking facilities?
What is likely to continue due to the increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions?
What is likely to continue due to the increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions?
What is the primary focus of business managers in relation to data communication and networking facilities?
What is the primary focus of business managers in relation to data communication and networking facilities?
What is a notable technology trend mentioned in the text?
What is a notable technology trend mentioned in the text?
What technology enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links?
What technology enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links?
What are the two areas of intelligence that are noteworthy in today's networks?
What are the two areas of intelligence that are noteworthy in today's networks?
What encourages the expansion of services according to the text?
What encourages the expansion of services according to the text?
What can be inferred about the trend towards faster and cheaper in computing and communications?
What can be inferred about the trend towards faster and cheaper in computing and communications?
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Driving Forces of Data Communications and Networking Facilities
- Three forces consistently driving the architecture and evolution of data communications and networking facilities:
- increasing emphasis on office automation
- remote access
- online transactions
Demand for High-Capacity Networking and Transmission Facilities
- Expansion of services increases demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities
- Increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions likely to continue
Expansion of Services
- Expansion of services driven by increasing emphasis on office automation, remote access, and online transactions
- Expansion of services increases demand for high-capacity networking and transmission facilities
Challenges for Business Managers
- Main challenge for business managers: planning and managing data communication and networking facilities
- Managers constantly struggle to maximize capacity and minimize costs
Technology Trends
- Notable technology trends:
- fibre optic technology
- wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
- Dense WDM (DWDM)
- DWDM enables capacities of many terabits per second for long-distance telecommunication and data network links
- Fibre optic technology has brought down transmission prices and greatly increased capacity
Intelligence in Networks
- Notable areas of intelligence in today's networks:
- network management
- traffic management
Primary Focus of Business Managers
- Primary focus of business managers: maximizing capacity and minimizing costs of data communication and networking facilities
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