Chapter 13 – Exercise 1
• Explain packet switching – how does
packet switching differ from a switched
network
(i.e. a dialled call)?
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Chapter 13 – Exercise 2
• Draw a simple diagram of the hardware,
network and software facilities utilised
when an e-Shop is accessed from a home
PC.
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Chapter 13 – Exercise 3
• Consider your college, university or place
of work and suggest what uses/information
would be appropriate to an intranet, an
extranet and the Internet.
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Chapter 13 – Exercise 4
• The chapter lists some of the facilities
available on the web (e-Commerce, eMail, etc).
Add to the list and suggest business (as
opposed to personal) uses for each of the
facilities listed.
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