Communication Software Design.pptVIP

Communication Software Design Prepared by: Santosh Kumar Sahu Master in Computer Application School of Software Nanchang University santoshkumarsahu@aol.in QQ - 860397288 Wise Word of the Day If some one hurts you don’t mind it. Because the tree that has the SWEETEST fruit bears the maximum no of stones. What is Computer? Computer is an electronic device, that can accept, store, process and display information of its user. Components of computer are Hardware Software User Electric power What is Software? Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices that contain logic circuitry. TYPES OF SOFTWARE Computer software is often divided into two categories: What is communication? The transmission of?data?from one computer to another, or from one?device?to another. Communications is one of the fastest growing areas of technology. Think about it—cell phones, land phones, satellite phones, internet phones, faxes, PDAs, voicemail, email, faxes, online chat, SMS… the list just keeps growing and growing. Communication Devices A?communications device,?therefore, is any machine that assists data transmission. For example,?modems, cables, and ports are all communications devices.? Communications software?refers to programs that make it possible to transmit data. Communication software is a program or application designed to pass information from one computer to another Introduction Communication software coordinates the information flow between interconnected components in the telephone network, the internet, wireless networks (cell phones, pagers,…), banking networks, distributed databases (flight reservations,…), etc. Communication software is everywhere! Communication software is hard to develop and test! History of communication software E-mail?started in 1965 as a way for multiple users of a?time-sharing?mainframe computer?to communicate. Basic?text chat?functionality has existed on?multi-user?computer sy