Global Information Infrastructure: The Birth, Vision, and ArchitectureGlobal Information Infrastructure: The Birth, Vision and Architecture addresses three levels of the information superhighway-National Information Infrastructure (NII), Local Information Infrastructure (LII) and Global Information Infrastructure (GII)--in terms of their information contents and technological implementations. End products of these structures, such as architectural models of virtual schools, universities, enterprises, online government and electronic commerce are presented. Computer networks are modeled in a range of user networks and telecommunications networks. Their models are provided in terms of topologies, access methods, standards and protocols. Telematic global policy is presented as well as issues of managing global information technology. |
Contents
Telematic Services | 105 |
Electronic Money | 162 |
Electronic Knowledge | 192 |
Alternative Futures for Libraries | 198 |
Informing the Nation | 205 |
Corporate City Information Needs and Aims | 243 |
The Dynamic Architecture of City | 251 |
Hours a Day Local Government | 260 |
Common terms and phrases
Ameritech applications architecture Area Network ARPANET automated bulletin boards cable citizens classroom communications companies CompuServe computer networks conferencing corporate cost create customers databases Distance Learning economic Electronic Global Village electronic mail electronic money employees Enterprise Network environment exchange Federal fiber optic Figure Free-Net functions future gateway industry information infrastructure information services Information Systems information technology institutions integrated interactive interconnected interface Internet ISDN Kalamazoo kiosks libraries local area networks locations ment million needs nodes on-line operations personal computers processing programs Reuters satellite standards strategy switching Targowski teachers TeleCity telecommunications telecommunications network teleconferencing telematic telephone Teleport television Telework Telework Center terminals tion trading transactions transmission United users utility vendors video-conferencing virtual voice workers
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Advanced Topics in Global Information Management M. Gordon Hunter,Felix B. Tan No preview available - 2005 |