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Explore the fundamentals of computer networking, including network types, file servers, data protocols, shared peripherals, and communication methods. Learn about different network technologies, topologies, and operating systems to enhance your understanding of modern network infrastructures.
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Section 7A Introduction to Computers
Network • A group of connected computers that communicate, exchange information and share resources
Benefits of Networks • Users access programs and data simultaneously • Users share printers and scanners • Users communicate more easily • Users backup their data more easily
File Server • A computer that stores data files for networked users to access
Two Kinds of File Access • Read-Only • Read/Write
Levels of Access Rights or Policies • Write access • Supervisor access
Ways to Share Software on a Network • Site license • Network version
Shared Peripherals • Multiple users send print jobs to a printer at the same time using spooling
Personal Communications • E-mail • Teleconferences • Videoconferences
Backup • The network manager makes regular backups
Two Types of Networks • Local area network (LAN) • Wide area network (WAN)
Packet • Data is broken into small pieces--called packets--before being transmitted between networked computers
Packet Parts • Header: has identifying information like type of data; data source and destination; and sequence number • Payload: has the transmitted data
Protocol • Rules and formats for sending and receiving data along the LAN
Kinds of Protocols • TCP/IP • IPX/SPX • NetBEUI
Ways to Connect Similar LANs • Hub • Bridge • Router
Gateway Connects Different LANs • A gateway reads a packet header from one type of network and then adds a second header understandable by the second network
Other Networks • Campus Area Networks (CANs) • Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) • Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Node • A node is an individual computer on a network
Client/Server Networks • Individual computers share the processing and storage workload with a central server
Peer-to-Peer Networks • Sometimes called a workgroup • Nodes share files and data with each other vs. client/server networks, where nodes share files and data only with the server
Network Features • Topology: Physical or logical layout of cables and devices that connect the network nodes • Media: wires and cables that carry data from source to destination • Bandwidth: amount of data media can carry
Kinds of Topologies • Bus topology • Star topology • Ring topology • Mesh topology • Wireless topology
Kinds of Media • Twisted-pair cable • Coaxial cable • Fiber-optic cable • Wireless networks
Network Technology • Network technology is the kind of cabling equipment used to create a LAN
Examples of Network Technology • Ethernet • Fast Ethernet • Gigabit Ethernet • Token Ring
Network Software • The group of programs that manages the network resources is called the network operating system (NOS)
Examples of NOSs • Novell NetWare • Microsoft Windows NT Server • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft XP • Microsoft .NET Server • Linux
Section 7A • Networking Basics
Review Questions • What is a network? • What is a file server? • What is a node? • What’s the difference between a client/server network and a peer-to-peer network?