Network Tour Goals

1. The overall network design is: 2 connected servers for network

1. router, switch, iron port, server, shared database (dericci)
2. router, switch, iron port, server, shared database (sondregger)

when it fails at one point, it sends message over to the other server. They are both connected to each other safeguarding the transfer of messages or packets (i.e. connecting to the web or sending mail).

2. The approach used is what will efficiently improve the network connection for all users. For example, we use all fiber active cables to ensure a more secure connection and is more efficient for our school to use. They also use heated floor/section and a cooled one to help circulate.

3. Iron ports, fiber-optic cables, backups after every day.

4. There are many necessary skills: knowing what/how the average network works. How to back storage up, how to trouble-shoot, network security, and im sure there are plenty of other skills.

Reflective Blogging #5

Describe how using social networking technologies changes how you communicate with your family and friends. 

Social networking technologies have certainly changed the way everyone communicates with their family and friends. It became noticeable with the use of mobile phones in the 90's but not nearly as much. The 90's in general brought forth a lot of social networking technologies such as (mainly email) but MySpace paved way for the biggest social network alive today, FaceBook. 

FaceBook, smartphones, VOIP, and many other technologies have made communication convenient and efficient for those willing to learn how to use them. Before, we had to rely on simply calling or emailing friends or family, or we would have to meet in person to have a conversation. Nowadays, I can talk to my step brother who lives in Colorado over Skype or FaceBook IM. So, these new technologies may sometimes cost a little money, but there are many free versions available to all. 

Convenience comes into play because it makes it easy to communicate with friends and family who may lives thousands of miles away.

Reflective Blogging Question #4

• Consider the impact of personal networking devices, in terms of the environment. What do you think are the biggest areas of immediate impact?  How about long term impact?
• First off, personal wireless devices utilize electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in the non-ionizing bands of the electromagnetic spectrum in their creation. The wireless infrastructure pumps continuous small amounts of radio-frequency radiation (RF) into the ambient environment.
• Ever since the invention of wireless networks, we has human beings have infused the Earth's surface with a layer of artificial energy exposures. The problem is that we do not yet know how this will effect the future of planet Earth. But one thing we can assume is that species of plants and animals have been having an alarmingly high extinction rate in the past decade. There are many outlying factors other than just the possible influence of RF.
• As wireless technology continues to improve, associations like CTIA, believe that wireless technology will improve environmental impacts in a variety of different ways:

1. Reducing material and energy used in production processes
2. Reducing energy consumed by products while in use
3. Using recycled or other lower-impact materials
4. Maximizing the use of existing products and systems
5. Safely reusing, recycling, or disposing of products or components

A statement made by www.bsr.org regarding the future of wireless technology: "The application of wireless technology has exciting potential in a wide range of areas, especially in its ability to reduce environmental impacts. New applications on the horizon, such as those enabled by machine-to-machine communications, could fundamentally change the way we live, work and play. We are hopeful that the wireless industry, with the right level of government involvement, will help make this a reality."