Most modern computer networks use protocols based on packet-mode transmission
BUILDING A SHARED INFORMATION NETWORK Most modern computer networks use protocols based on packet-mode transmission. A network packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network. To capture information from their external business environment, Citibank designed a series of menus which defined their strategic external information needs. An outside firm was contracted out to scan, synthesize and digest the material and provide it in electronic format for the system. Communication protocols The Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY), pronounced “shiny”, facilitates the secure electronic exchange of patient health information and connects healthcare professionals statewide. Users and network administrators typically have different views of their networks. Users can share printers and some servers from a workgroup, which usually means they are in the same geographic location and are on the same LAN, whereas a Network Administrator is responsib...