This is a written assignment. It is worth 15 lab points. If you are not sure your topic is related to Telecommunications, please check with me before you start. You might think of it as if you are summarizing some aspect of Telecommunications for your friends or co-workers. You would want to do it as clearly and concisely as possible. This is a chance for you to do that.
The Assignment:
Find two or more articles on some aspect of Telecommunications that interests you and write a short, 600 - 1000 word paper that summarizes:
You need to read two or more articles that total 1500 words or more. It is okay to include very short pieces, as long as they are on the same topic. Articles can come from any source: world-wide web, newsgroups, magazines, newspapers. Be sure to include where you found the articles.
What to turn in:
How to turn it in:
This assignment can only be turned in as a web page
that includes your
essay and links to the articles you used. In this case, you need only to
e-mail to "c130labs" the URL for your web page.
Be sure to use the Subject line: CIS 130 (day or eve) TermPaper - Your
Username
To Start a Personal Web Page on Hills:
If you need help with creating the web pages, then let me know soon so we can help you. To start a home page on hills for your username, you only need to login to Hills, and then run the following unix command:
/pub/cis/cis130/mkweb Your Name
Some possible topics:
The future of some of Telecommunications; What will happen to BBS's, online services, the phone companies, or modems as we know them? How soon will fiber optic cable reach every home, if at all? What will be the impacts of the recently passed Telecommunications bill? How will telecommunications effect politics? our self-esteem and ways we interact with each other? What security issues face data networks and how can they be solved?