A legacy term which
refers to the
telephone authority
within a country
Any large
telecommunication
company
In UK BT look after
telephone and
Royal Mail look
after Post/Mail
Ofcom (Office
of
Communications
The government body with oversight of
telecommunications, standards in broadcasting and
licensing of commercial broadcasters
ITU (International
Telecommunication
Union)
Global
intergovernmental
(UN) organisation that
co-ordinates with
governments and
private organisations
Establishes standards for
international
telecommunications and
broadcasting systems
Assigns
communication
satellite orbits
Regulates allocation of
radio frequency spectrum
to ensure that
broadcasters in one
country don't interfere
with broadcasts in
neighbouring countries
Ensures that
telephone user in
one country can
directly connect to
another country
Organises
meetings and
exhibitions
ISO (International
Organisation for
Standardisation)
ISO = greek
word for equal
International
organisation composed
of national standards
bodies from over 75
countries
ANSI (American National
Standards Institute) is a
member of ISO
Defined important computer standards eg OSI
(Open Systems Interconnection) a standardised
architecture for designing networks
Other examples include fire formats for music CDs and
word processors
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
American representive of ISO
Includes US government representative
m academic bodies and industry
Many ANSI standards are adopted by ISO
eg in photographic industry film and
shutter speed standards
ANSI C is a programming
language approved by ANSI
(I.e all ANSI C compilers,
regardless of which company
produced them, should
behave similarly
Protocols for
sending data
over fibreoptic
cables, is an
ANSI standard
IEEE (Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers)
Standards
organisation
composed of
computer
engineers,
computer scientists
and others
International
membership
Jointly ratifies
some standards
with ISO
Best known for
developing standards
for the computer and
electronics industry
Firewire is the
unofficial name for the
standard IEEE 1394. It
is a way to connect
different pieces of
equipment so they can
easily and quickly
share information
ACM (Association for
Computing Machinery)
US organisation for
computer professionals
publishes information relating to computer science
holds seminars and
creates and promotes
computer standards
BCS (British Computer Society)
Organisation for UK IT
Professionals
Awards professional qualifications and
accredits university courses
defines standards
for professional
conduct
Advises UK
government on IT-
related matters
regarding proposed
legislation
Liaises with other professional
bodies eg engineering
institutions and overseas
societies