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Information Technology and Application

Notes Self Assessment
State whether the following statements are true or false:
6. The sponsor of I-NET is Dept. of Telecommunications, Govt. of India.
7. The sponsor of INDONET is planning commission, Govt. of India.
8. MYLIBNET stands for Mysore library Network sponsor.

11.5 Summary
A library network is broadly described as a group of libraries coming together with
some agreement of understanding to help each other with a view to satisfying the infor-
mation needs of their clientele.
Library network to improve the efficiency of housekeeping operations.
A network may fail in the early stages if there is not proper planning or if adequate funds
are not available.

11.6 Keywords

DSIR : The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is a part of the Ministry
of Science and Technology. It has a mandate to carry out the activities relating to
indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer.
WAN : Wide Area Network is a large scale network involving offices in different cities.
ERNET : It is largest nationwide terrestrial and satellite network with point of presence
located at the premiere educational and research institutions in major cities of
the country.
NICNET : It has now become an integral part of a large number of Government and
Corporate sector organizations, providing information exchange services.

11.7 Review Questions
1. Describe the concept of the networks of India.
2. Discuss in details about the types of networks.
3. Write five general networks in India. Explain their sponsors, objectives and services.
4. Explain the limitations of network development.

Answers : Self Assessment
1. Programme document (1975) 2. the Association of Indian universities (1987)
3. library network 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. True 7. False 8. True

11.8 Further Readings

Books Shelly, Gary, et al. Discovering Computers 2003 Edition.
Cisco Systems, Inc., (2003, March 14). CCNA: network media types. Retrieved
from ciscopress.com.
Wendell Odom,Rus Healy, Denise Donohue. (2010) CCIE Routing and Switching.
Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press

Online links http://www.wifinotes.com/types-of-networks.html
http://eprints.rclis.org/bitstream/10760/14210/1/Network_Nagbhid_ Shalini-1.pdf
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