Value-added networks (VANs)
Value-added networks (VANs) refer to the public data networks that add value to basic communication services provided by common carriers by providing additional services, such as access to commercial data-bases and software, correction of transmission errors, e-mail, and videoconferencing.
Category: Management Information System
Previous: ← Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)
Next: Bus topology →
More from this Section
- Direct file organization
Direct file organization— organization of files based on a unique for each file, which ... - Telecommunications media
Telecommunications media— the means by which data are transmitted. There are two types ... - Full-keyboard workstation system
Full-keyboard workstation system is a GDSS that is set up in a room with group members ... - Quality information systems
Quality information systems are stand-alone or embedded systems that help an organization ... - Source Document
The documents that are generated at the source where a transaction occurs are called source ...