February 4, 2008

Lecture: What is infrastructure?

Key concepts: definition of infrastructure, the seven features of infrastructure
Examples: telephone exchanges & operators, the North American Numbering Plan Administration, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, the Communications Workers of America, the Federal Communications Commission, the QWERTY vs. Dvorak keyboard, freeserve (UK), markings for underground wiring, satellite flares (see also this satellite flare prediction service).

Textbook: Handbook Ch. 11: Infrastructure

Help/Handout: Grading Criteria

280GradingCriteria.pdf (PDF, 1 page)

Help/Handout: Writing Requirements and Expectations

280WritingExpectations.pdf (PDF, 1 page)