All posts by Brock Barton

About Brock Barton

Hello, my name is Brock and I am from Fairbury, Nebraska. I am a senior majoring in computer networking and telecommunications with a certificate in geographical information systems.

Fiber Optic Infrastructure Outline

Hypothesis Many people think that fiber optic infrastructure only benefits larger metropolitan areas, but they are incorrect. Fiber optic infrastructure is arguably more important and less available in rural areas than it is in more populated areas. Introduction Explaining the digital divide in the United States today Research Proposal: Rural America needs fiber-optic infrastructure Literature … Continue reading Fiber Optic Infrastructure Outline

Rural Fiber Optic Infrastructure Secondary Research

Communication and Mass Media Complete I searched “fiber optic” and “rural” with the limiters Peer Reviewed and Articles only. There were only two search results in this search. One of the articles was useful and the other one had no useful information. Schneir, J. R., & Xiong, Y. (2016). Cost assessment of FTTdp networks with … Continue reading Rural Fiber Optic Infrastructure Secondary Research

Research on Rural Fiber Optic Infrastructure

Research Topic: Fiber Optic Impact in Rural Communities Subject Search Database: Communication and Mass Media Complete Keyword: Rural Broadband Limiters: Full Text Subject Term: Broadband Communication Systems Results: 67 Subject Term Source: Beede, D., & Neville, A. (2015). Broadband availability beyond the rural/urban divide. Journal of Current Issues in Media & Telecommunications, 7(4), 423–434. This source … Continue reading Research on Rural Fiber Optic Infrastructure

Rural Fiber Optic Benefits

1 Database-Communication and Mass Media Complete Search-Fiber Optic Limiters-References Available, Peer Reviewed Search Results-197 Subject Terms-Fiber optics, Broadband communication systems, Internet, Bandwidths, Predictive control systems Citation-Chakraborty, A., Bhattacharjee, S., Marsden, J. R., Shankar, R., Katz, E. S., & Jr.Vallee, W. L. (2018). Predictive models to measure the impact of fiber-optic broadband speeds on local towns … Continue reading Rural Fiber Optic Benefits

Fiber Optic Infrastructure Benefits in Rural America

Database: Computer Source Keyword- Fiber Optic Results-3,719 Article- Oguchi, K. (2016). Migration to broadband and ubiquitous environments by using fiber-optic technologies in access/home areas. Fiber & Integrated Optics, 35(2), 49–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/01468030.2016.1155678 Keyword- High Speed Internet Access Results-399 Article- Rendleman, J. (2001). Pursuit of high-speed internet access Continues. Informationweek, 856, 72. Keyword- Rural Broadband Results-118 Article- Rampersad, G., … Continue reading Fiber Optic Infrastructure Benefits in Rural America

Theory, Conceptual Frameworks, and Education in action research

My presentation is about theory, conceptual frameworks, and education in action research. The difference between a theory and a concept can be confusing at times, but it is quite easy to tell the difference between the two. Action research has many different uses, and education is a great one. Being able to identify a problem, … Continue reading Theory, Conceptual Frameworks, and Education in action research

Enhancing water safety with IOT

Enhancing_safety_in_water_tran Mohaimenuzzaman, M., Rahman, S. M. M., Alhussein, M., Muhammad, G., & Mamun, K. A. A. (2016). Enhancing safety in water transport system based on internet of things for developing countries. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2016. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A509469073/CDB?u=klnb_fhsuniv&sid=bookmark-CDB&xid=d3f900b8 1.) Abstract: Accidents in inland waterways in developing countries are a regular phenomenon throughout the year causing deaths, … Continue reading Enhancing water safety with IOT