After completing this course, the student should be able to:

• Describe the basic features and components of a teleprocessing network
• Identify the types and uses of hardware and software at sending and receiving ends of a teleprocessing network
• Describe the characteristics of the message transmitted from sender to receiver within a teleprocessing network
• Cite major historical events in the development of teleprocessing networks
  
  

Teleprocessing Overview
Presents an introduction to teleprocessing and communications systems.

• Definition of a teleprocessing system
• One example of a teleprocessing system
• The four components that must be present to have communications
• Three performance principles of communications systems
• Three fundamental functions of data communications Four uses of data communications systems
  
  Hardware for Sending and Receiving
  Discusses the types of terminals that can be used at sending or receiving ends of a data communications system.  Covers the use of various network components.
   
  
• Features of dumb and intelligent terminals
• Two types of general and special purpose terminals
• The purpose and use within a data communications network for concentrators, multi-drop lines, multiplexers, switching devices and front end processors
  
  Software for Sending and Receiving
  Discusses the three types of processing performed by the software at sending or receiving ends of a data communications system: control, conversion and editing.
   
  
• Explanation of this course's use of the categories communications interface and processing
• Definition and examples of three processing functions
• Nine steps required to effect a teleprocessing communication
• Three types of control processing software How control processing software fulfills Steps 1, 9, 6 and 7
• Three types of conversion processing software How conversion processing software fulfills Steps 2, 3 and 8 Two types of editing processing software How edit processing software fulfills Steps 4 and 5
  
  Transmission Channel
  Discusses the four components of a transmission channel within a teleprocessing network: modems, lines, information flow and errors.
   
  
• The parts of the transmission channel The purpose and features of modems
• Five criteria to consider when selecting modems
• The purpose of lines
• Two components and three types of lines
• The use of two types of communications switches Four common combinations of lines and switches
• The features of the three characteristics of information flow: direction, mode and phase
• Attenuation, delay and phase types of distortion Impulse, static, crosstalk and echo types of noise
  
  Message
  Discusses the fourth and final component of a teleprocessing network.
   
  
• The data codes, data transmission structures and protocols that define the characteristics of the message component of a teleprocessing network
• The features, advantages and disadvantages to three data coding systems: Baudot, EBCDIC and ASCII
• Data error checking with parity bits, BCC and formulas
• The features, advantages and disadvantages to: 1) serial and parallel transmission and 2) asynchronous and synchronous protocol
• The purpose of protocols within a teleprocessing networkFour protocol levels
  
  Using the Information Network
  Allows the student to practice using the services of typical informational network (INW).
   
  
• A practice session with a sample INW
• Six variables used by INW's to charge for their services
• Information on several time sharing services
  
  Teleprocessing Networks
  Presents a brief discussion of some of the more significant happenings in the development of teleprocessing networks as we know them today.
   
  
• Milestones in the history of teleprocessing networks

To take this course, you need the following materials:

• Student, Administrator and Installation Guides