Data Communications
Data Signal Conversion
1. Complete the “Thinking Outside the Box” assignment number 1 on page 58 of your textbook (SEE BELOW) by researching data communication conversion technologies on the Internet.
2. Write a minimum two-page paper in current APA format that includes:
a. A table that shows each time the data or signals are converted
b. Where the conversion takes place
c. The form of incoming and outgoing information
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
You are working for a company that has a network application for accessing a database of
corporate profiles. From your computer workstation, a request for a profile travels over the
corporate local area network to a modem. The modem, using DSL, connects to the Internet
and finally into the database service. The database service is essentially a modem and a
mainframe computer. Create a table (or draw a figure) that shows every time data or
signals are converted to a different form in this process. For each entry in the table, show
where the conversion is taking place, the form of the incoming information, and the form of
the outgoing information.