Course Description for Business Data Communications

Prerequisite:  ISM4011 Introduction to Management Information Systems
Description: This course is an introduction to business data communications. A survey of the techniques involved in planning, design, economics, implementation and management of distributed systems. The course includes an overview of modern data communication requirements including WANs, LANs, Internet concepts. It will give an overview of cloud computing, cloud systems, parallel processing in the cloud, distributed storage systems, virtualization, security, applications and administration in the cloud.