Chapter 6/Networking Fondamentals Flashcards
sneakernet
what is the name of ?
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people used to save data into a floppy and then take to the disk to the recipient
describe the transfer of data through physical means, mainly by walking diskettes or storage tapes from one location to another instead of using a real network.
computer networking
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A network allows computers and other devices to connect to one another allowing for data to be shared and used. A great example of a network is the Internet, connecting millions of people all over the world together.
LAN
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Local-Area Network, a LAN has networking equipment or computers in close proximity to each other ( the same office or building), capable of communicating, sharing resources and information.
LAN
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with LAN we start using minicomputer , they are small version of mainframe
mainframe used centralized processing
minicomputer use distribution processing
the first time the Ethernet cable was used with LAN
first software only 1 person could access (file locking)
WAN
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- Short for Wide Area Network, WAN is a collection of computers and network resources connected via a network over a geographic area. Wide-Area Networks are commonly connected either through the Internet or special arrangements made with phone companies or other service providers. A WAN is different from a MAN because of the distance between each of the networks. In a WAN, one network may be anywhere from several hundred miles away, to across the globe in a different country.
PAN
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A Personal Area Network, or PAN, is a local network designed to transmit data between personal computing devices (PCs), personal digital assistants (PDAs) and telephones. Gaming devices, like a game console system, may also be set up on a PAN. example Bluetooth
Bluetooth
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A computing and telecommunications industry specification that describes how devices such as mobile phones, computers, or personal digital assistants can communicate with each other.
A good example of how Bluetooth could be used is the ability to connect a computer to a cell phone without any wires or special connectors.
Bluetooth
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WPAN Short for Wireless Personal Area Network,
piconet is one of the unusual features of a Bluetooth WPAN, when two Bluetooth get close to each other, they can communicate directly to each other and that’s what we call piconet,
in one piconet we can have up to 7 devices, the link between the devices is called scatternet.
MAN
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Short for Metropolitan-Area Network, MAN is a network that is utilized across multiple buildings. A MAN is much larger than the standard Local-Area Network (LAN) but is not as large as a Wide Area Network (WAN) and commonly is used in school campuses and large companies with multiple buildings.
Primary network components
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there are three component to be aware of
1 Servers
2 Clients or workstations
3 Resources
Every network required 2 more items to tie these 3 components together , a network operating system (NOS) and a share medium
servers
network can include a single-purpose server and multipurpose server.
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They are the core components of the network.
a server is an instance of a computer program that accepts and responds to requests made by another program; known as a client. Less formally, any device that runs server software could be considered a server as well. Servers are used to manage network resources. For example, a user may setup a server to control access to a network, send/receive e-mail, manage print jobs, or host a website.
two category in servers:
Dedicated
Nondedicated server
Nondedicated server
Dedicated server
What is The Difference between a Dedicated Server and a Non-Dedicated Server?
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they are assigned to provide one or more network services and local access, it is expected to be more flexible in its day to day use then dedicated server
Dedicated server is assigned to provide a specific application or serves that required fewer resources then a nondedicated server may required from a computer.
A Web server is good example of a dedicated server the example of Walmart.
A dedicated server is a server whose only job is to help workstations access data, software and hardware. It does not double up as a workstation. A non-dedicated server acts as a server as well as a workstation.
Workstations
NIC
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A name given to a single computer that is connected to another computer or network. A workstation is only needed for a single user to connect to the network. For example, almost all users who utilize a computer at their job or school are using a workstation.
to connect the computer the internet we need to have a network interface card NIC and we need to install a software.
Short for Network Interface Card, the NIC is also referred to as an Ethernet card and network adapter. It is an expansion card that enables a computer to connect to a network; such as a home network, or the Internet using an Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector.
Network resources
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A resources is any item that can be used on a net work, the following are the most important.
- printers end other peripheral
- Disk storage and file access
- Applications
Network resources
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benefits of using the network
sharing printers
more storage because a server in a network can be dedicated to store all large files making free space on the client disk computer
Application can be reside in a server and be used by the workstation through the net connection
NOS
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- Short for network operating system, NOS is the software that allows multiple computers to communicate, share files and hardware devices with one another. Some examples of network operating systems include Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Sun Solaris, Linux, etc.