Information Technology and the Computer Network

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Information Technology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Information Technology — The Requirements

      • Keith Bartlett

      Pages 3-9

   3. Feasibility Studies on New Information Technologies

      • David Biran

      Pages 11-19

   4. Introduction to the Workshop Session on “The Merging of Defence and Civilian Interests in Computer Communications”

      • R. N. MacKenzie

      Pages 21-26

3. Standardisation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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   2. Open Systems Interconnection

      • W. A. McCrum

      Pages 29-41

   3. Issues in Multimedia Computer-Based Message System Design and Standardization

      • Jose J. Garcia Luna Aceves, Franklin F. Kuo

      Pages 43-52

   4. Practical Benefits from Standardisation

      • J. R. Brookes, J. S. Thomas

      Pages 53-62

4. Information Services

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. The SERC Network — Its History and Development

      • P. Bryant

      Pages 65-74

   3. SITA Advanced Telecommunications Services

      • Georges Giraudbit

      Pages 75-90

   4. Names, Addresses, and Directory Services for Computer Mail

      • Jose J. Garcia Luna Aceves, Franklin F. Kuo

      Pages 91-102

   5. The Demand and Supply of Telematic Services in Portugal

      • Júlio A. Cardoso, Jorge C. Alves

      Pages 103-110

5. Network Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. The UNIVERSE project

      • C. J. Adams

      Pages 113-123

   3. Performance Comparison of Local Area Network Architectures

      • Peter J. B. King

      Pages 125-135

   4. Convergence of LAN and Digital Telephone Exchange Systems

      • Jack Houldsworth

      Pages 137-152

6. Network Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. Network Management in a Service Environment

      • J. R. Brookes, M. O. Johnson, J. S. Thomas

      Pages 155-159

1.1 Scope This paper deals with the following subjects: 1. Introduction 2. Feasibility study definition in IT 3. Forming a feasibility study team 4. The feasibility study work 5. The feasibility study report 6. Discussion 1.2 Information Technology (IT) Information was defined as anything sensed by at least one of the human senses and that may change the level of his knowledge. The information may be true or false, sent by premeditation or generated by coincidence, needed by the interceptor or intended to create new needs. The creation of the information may be very costly or free of charge. The information may be an essential need or just a luxury. Each information may be a one shot nature, eg., announcing a marriage, or a constant update need one, eg., news. Information technology as defined herein means all the types of systems needed to deal wi.th the information, transfer it to any place, store it, adapt it, etc. Information technology is usually bused on Telecommunications. Telecommunications means a large variety of possibilities. Usually, the IT's are based on the creation, updating, processing and transmission of information. The information itself is usually alphanumeric and graphic. Gradually, there is a tendency to step over to what is seen as more natural information, audio and visual.

• Informationstechnik
• Rechnernetz
• communication
• computer network
• information
• telecommunications

• University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK

  Kenneth G. Beauchamp

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