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Data Communication Basics Explained

The document introduces data communication and its key concepts. It defines data communication, discusses its components and characteristics, describes different data flow types, and examines common transmission media like guided and unguided.

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Data Communication Basics Explained

The document introduces data communication and its key concepts. It defines data communication, discusses its components and characteristics, describes different data flow types, and examines common transmission media like guided and unguided.

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Introduction on Data
Communications
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Content

 Data and Information


 What is Data Communication?
 Components of Data Communication
 Data Flow
 Transmission media
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Data and Information
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What is Data Communication?

 Data Communication is a process of exchanging data between two devices via some forms
of transmission medium.
 For data Communications to occur , the communicating devices must be part of a
communicating system made of a combination of hardware and software.
 The effectiveness of data communication system depends on four fundamental
characteristics :-
 Delivery
 Accuracy
 Timeliness
 Jitter
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Components of Data Communication

 Data communication system has five key elements/ components.

1. Message
2. Sender
3. Receiver
4. Medium
5. Protocol
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Data Flow

 Two devices communicate with each other by sending and receiving data.
 The data can flow between the two devices in the following ways.

1. Simplex
2. Half Duplex
3. Full Duplex
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1. Simplex

• Communication is unidirectional.

• Only one of the devices sends the data and the other
one only receives the data.

• Example: a CPU send data while a monitor only


receives data.
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2. Half Duplex

• Both the stations can transmit as well as receive but


not at the same time.

• When one device is sending other can only receive


and vice-versa.

• Example: A walkie-talkie.
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3. Full Duplex

• Both stations can transmit and receive at the same


time.

• Example: mobile phones


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Transmission media

 A transmission medium is a
way which transmits the data
from one place to another.

 Usually use the different types


of wires and waves to transmit
the data.
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Guided Media

Twisted Pair Cable Coaxial Cable Fiber Optic Cable


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Unguided Media

Infrared

Radio Wave

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