Unit 6

Sorry this is late, my wife was in a car wreck Thursday afternoon and this is the first time I have had a chance to focus on some school. I will be posting the assignment once I have it written up.

L.A.N.
*A network covering a small geographical area characterized by high transfer rates.
*Earliest L.A.N. came to us from Xerox in 1973. Other early systems included Cambridge University and ARCNET by Datapoint Coorp.
*As a side note, if you have never been to a L.A.N. party, go if you get the chance.

Computer Network
*A group of interconnected computers. A network is can be classified based on their size Local, Wide and Metropolitan Area Networks.
*Further classification can be define a network based on how devices are connected, functional relationship and topology..
*I never realized the how many types of networks existed, the resources did a nice job of explaining them and how they are classified.

RFID
*Uses radio frequency to track objects that have the tag attached or contained in it.
*Certainly has some potential in a library setting such as inventory control and theft prevention.
*I would be interested in the cost efficiency of a system like this though. A company I worked for had looked into an RFID system for inventory control and tracking patient information but it was cost prohibitive.
*Originally created by a Soviet scientist who developed it for the K.G.B.

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Muddiest point: As a result of the countries heightened awareness of security, the idea of giving up private rights and liberties has come to the forefront of public debate. In the long run, will the debate lead to further advances in technologies such as RFID, or will it be the end?