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Information and Knowledge Revolution

1.1 Introduction

This chapter integrates networks and processors. Each plays out its own individual and dominant role in the lives of every individual. Being well founded in sciences, logic, and mathematics, processors and networks each influences the ways of our lives and degree of confidence in the outcome of results. Silicon in processors and erbium in glass each has its own influence. These aspects are introduced for processors (Section 1.2) in modern computers and for networks and their architecture in the Internet age (Section 1.3).

Processors are an integral part of networks. Networks (as in architecture and bus structures within the IC chip) are an integral part of the overall design of chip for processors. ...

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