General Background

HSC Online Notes for 9.4 Information Systems
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/senior_science/core/info_systems/9_4_1/941net.html

Australian Communications and Media Association (ACMA)
http://www.acma.gov.au/

Telstra Education Centre - from Telstra
http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/education/index.cfm

1. Information Systems

Introduction to Information Systems Eighth Edition online text book, by James A. O'Brien ISBN: 0-256-20937-5, from McGraw Hill
http://www.mhhe.com/business/mis/obrien/jointis8.htm

Basic Patterns

A Mathematical Theory of Communication - by Claude E. Shannon, from Bell Labs archives
http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/what/shannonday/paper.html

A Mathematical Theory of Communication - the original Article by Claude Shannon, with his basic diagram, with a link to the text of his original paper, from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematical_Theory_of_Communication

Image of Shannon - from Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Shannon

Overview of Information Theory from Bell Labs - overview of Information Theory from Bell Labs' 50th anniversary, 2006
Link to .pdf file

Communication - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication

Information and Communication Technology overview - from CSIRO
http://www.csiro.au/org/ICTOverview.html

Information Systems - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_systems

Classify Information Systems - Examples

Verbal and Nonverbal Communications - blog entry related to website design
http://www.metalaureate.com/blog/default.aspx?id=88

Nonverbal Communications - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication

Emoticons - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon

Wifi - short distance wireless communication, from How Stuff Works
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm

Long Distance Communications - from The University of Sydney
http://www.oftc.usyd.edu.au/edweb/devices/optdev/intro.html

Timelines

Interactive Timeline - from Texas Instruments
http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/history/interactivetimeline.shtml

Bell Labs Historical Timeline - from Bell Labs, Alcatel-lucent
Timeline

Bill's 200-Year Condensed History of Telecommunications - from William von Alven, Manager, FCC Part 68 Operations
http://www.cclab.com/billhist.htm

M/Cyclopedia of New Media - developed by KCB336 New Media Technologies students in the Creative Industries faculty, QUT
http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/index.php/Main_Page

Privateline.com - latest news headlines relating to the telecommunications industry, from Private Lines
http://www.privateline.com/index.html

Systems in Daily Use

Modern Communication - from Beyond Discovery, The National Academies
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.txt.asp?a=438

Broadband Buddy - comparison of different systems
http://www.broadbandbuddy.com.au/

Wiring for land-connected phones

Landline - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landline

Telstra confirms grim outlook for landline business - from ABC AM Podcasts available
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1578330.htm

Twisted pair cables - from ePanorama.net
http://www.epanorama.net/documents/wiring/twistedpair.html

The World is Already Wired for Multimedia Communications: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) - from Matrixx Entertainment
http://www.mecfilms.com/adsl_wir.htm

ADSL 2 - from Choice Magazine
Article

ADSL Broadband Information - from BroadBand Buddy
http://www.broadbandbuddy.com.au/adsl

Voip Choice - an Australian guide, from Voip Choice
http://www.voipchoice.com.au/

Voice over Internet Protocol - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP

Mobile (Cell) Phones

Mobile Phones - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Phones

How Cell Phones Work - from How Stuff Works, cell phone = mobile phone
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone.htm

Mobile Phone Flow Diagram - Question in 2004 HSC Paper, from Board of Studies
Mobile Phone Flow Diagram

Gadgets - from Connected Earth, include fax, mobile phone, communication satellite
http://www.connected-earth.com/FunandGames/Gadgets/index.htm

Mobile Phones - Technology - The Development - from M/Cyclopedia of New Media
http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/index.php/Mobile_Phone_Technology_-_The_Development

Cell Phones - from Suji, World of Computers
http://www.privateline.com/mt_cellbasics/

Dismantled Cell Phone images
http://www.suji2k.50megs.com/cell.htm#Inside%20a%20Cell%20Phone

Inside a Cell Phone - from George Mason University
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/seor/student_project/syst101_00b/team19/inside-cell-phone.htm

Inside a Digital Cell Phone from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/inside-cell-phone.htm

Inside your mobile phone : which bit does what? - from Connected Earth Web Site
Expanding Image of Mobile Phone

Cell Basics: Cellular History - from Private Line, explains what the cells are
http://www.privateline.com/mt_cellbasics/

Faxes

How a fax machine works - from How Stuff Works
http://communication.howstuffworks.com/fax-machine.htm

Fax Machine Manuals - from Sharp
http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeManuals/0,1083,23,00.html

Inside the fax machine : which bit does what? - Expanding Image of Fax Machine, from Connected Earth
http://www.connected-earth.com/funandgames/Gadgets/Insidethefaxmachine/index.htm

History of the Fax Machine & Alexander Bain - from About.com
http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/fax_machine.htm

Buying Guide for Fax Machines - from Price Runner, USA
Web Page

Fax - from Connected Earth Website
Page Link

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Television

Convergence and Television - developed by KCB336 New Media Technologies students in the Creative Industries Faculty, QUT
http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/index.php/Convergence_and_Television

Conventional Analog Television - An Introduction to the Technology of TV - from Compamerica.com
http://www.compamerica.com/ntsc/

Australia's Digital Television Decision - from ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/http/sfist/dtv1.htm

Mono TV Receiver - block Diagram, from Hobby Projects
http://www.hobbyprojects.com/block_diagrams/mono_TV_receiver.html

Cathode Ray Tube Tutorial - from Hobby Projects
http://www.hobbyprojects.com/components/crt.html

Phosphors - diagram of a cathode ray tube
http://web.utk.edu/~prack/phosphors.htm

How Television Works - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/tv.htm

Engineering Primer - from Video University
http://www.videouniversity.com/engineer.htm

National Television System Committee (NTSC) - USA Television Standard
http://www.ntsc-tv.com/

PAL Television - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL

General education sources - from Plasma TV Science
http://www.plasmatvscience.org/educationalresources.html

Radios

Amplitude Modulation (AM)- from Hobby Projects
http://www.hobbyprojects.com/radio_terminology/amplitude_modulation.html

A.M. Transmitter Tutorial - from Hobby Projects
http://www.hobbyprojects.com/block_diagrams/am_transmitter.html

A.M. RECEIVER TUTORIAL - from Hobby Projects
http://www.hobbyprojects.com/block_diagrams/am_receiver.html

Compact Disc Players

A FUNDAMENTAL INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER - from University of Minnesota
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~erick205/Papers/paper.html

How Compact Discs (CDs) Work - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/cd.htm

Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Compact Disc Players and CDROM Drives - from Sci.Electronics.Repair, includes basic description of CD Player
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm

Others not mentioned in the Syllabus: PDA, Bluetooth, VOIP, GPS, Podcasting

Computer Networks - PowerPoint Presentation, from Bucknell University Computer Science
http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~cs363/Spring07/lectures/lecture1.ppt

Ultra-Wideband Communication Systems: Technology and Applications - pdf booklet, from EURASIP Book Series on Signal Processing and Communications, Volume 2006
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/wcn/volume-2006/si.5.html

Advantages of a range of systems

Modern Communications Systems - Course Outline lists many useful topics, from UNSW
http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/bdo/short_courses/comms/mcomms.html#oline

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency - .pdf document, from US Government Source
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/191160-b.pdf

Bandwidth Explained
http://www.findmyhosting.com/bandwidth.htm

Frequency synthesizers tune communications systems Brief summary of applications, from AccessMyLibrary
Bandwidth

The Electromagnetic Spectrum for communications - from UNSW
http://www.physclips.unsw.edu.au/jw/EMspectrum.html

Basic concepts of Microwave Engineering - from Microwaves101
http://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedia/basicconcepts.cfm

What is Visible Light Communication? - from Visible Light Communication Consortium
http://www.vlcc.net/e/e_about.html

Using Visible Light? - from Beyond Discovery, National Academy of Sciences
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.page.asp?I=440

Optical Fibers Emerge - from Beyond Discovery, National Academy of Sciences
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.page.asp?I=448

Wireless Infra Red Communications - from WILEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TELECOMMUNICATION
http://iss.bu.edu/jbc/Publications/jbc-bc1.pdf

Infrared communications using the IrDA standard - from Mobile Dev & Design
http://mobiledevdesign.com/tutorials/radio_infrared_communications_using/

Radio - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio

Electromagnetic Spectrum: Lesson 3 - Understanding Light a lesson from NASA
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/teachersite/UL3.htm

Electromagnetic Spectrum: A Guided Inquiry - from MIT
http://www.ret.neu.edu/NSTA-Dallas/Resources/Fun%20in%20the%20Sun.pdf

Lecture 14: Understanding Electromagnetic Radiation - from University of Arizona
http://atropos.as.arizona.edu/aiz/teaching/nats102/lecture14.html

Electromagnetic Emissions - from Telstra
http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/advice/eme/index.cfm

Communication - overview of communication from University of Texas, includes diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum with details of how it is used with communications
http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Norman/long/comm.html

How the Radio Spectrum Works - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/radio-spectrum.htm

Wave Fundamentals and Modulation Demonstration Board - A DIY Circuit board linked to an oscillator and audio generator for classroom demonstrations
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/articles/2006/Modulation-Demo-Board.pdf

Dundee Satellite Receiving Station Geostationary Satellites - Frequently asked questions
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/pdusfaq.html

Observing Geostationary Satellites - from Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
http://www.satobs.org/geosats.html

Geostationary satellites positioned by GSOC - specific communication satellites from the German Space Operations Center
http://www.dlr.de/rb/en/desktopdefault.aspx

The Geostationary Orbit - from Science World Wolfram. Mathematical explanation
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/GeostationaryOrbit.html

SATELLITES - from NASA
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/general/sat.htm

Ask A High Energy Astronomer - question relating to the height of the geostationary orbit, from Imagine the Universe!, NASA
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970408d.html

9.4.5. Transfer as electrical Impulses - from HSC Online
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/senior_science/core/info_systems/9_4_5/945net.html

Scanners Buying Guide - from PC World
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;845533068;pp;4

Fax - from Wikipedia. AlSo See part 1 of this web page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax

Free LabVIEW Software Simulations & Lessons for Learning About Fiber Optics (For Windows) - from Science Shareware
http://www.scienceshareware.com/Fiber_Optic_Concepts.htm

Photonics Simulation - from Macquarie University
http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/cudos/outreach/photonics/Simulator.html

Fiber optics - from Webopedia
http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/fiber_optics.html

Fiber optics Encoders - from Computer Optical Products
http://www.opticalencoder.com/copi-fiber-optic-tutorial-article.html

Articles by Jeff Hecht

Fiber Optics to the Home - an article from Technology Review
http://www.techreview.com/NanoTech/12055/

A Short History of Fiber Optics
http://www.sff.net/people/Jeff.Hecht/history.html

A Fiber-Optic Chronology
http://www.sff.net/people/Jeff.Hecht/chron.html

How Fiber Optics Work - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fiber-optic.htm

BRIEF OVER VIEW OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE ADVANTAGES OVER COPPER - from ARC Electronics
http://www.arcelect.com/fibercable.htm

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