1. NETWORKS

2. What is Network?
A system of interconnected
computers that communicate
with one another and share
applications, data, and
hardware components.

3. Shared Peripheral Devices Personal Communications Easier Data Backup
List four benefits/features that networks provide to their users.
Simultaneous Access
Shared Peripheral Devices
Personal Communications
Easier Data Backup

4. Two Common Types Networks
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network

5. Local Area Network
A system of Personal computer’s located relatively near to one another and connected by wire or a wireless link.

6. A computer network that spans a wide geographical area.
Wide Area Network
A computer network
that spans a wide
geographical area.

7. How Networks are structured

8. Include many nodes and one or more servers, which
Server Based Network
Server based Networks
Include many nodes and one or more servers, which
control user access to the network’s resources.

9. Client/Server Networks
Individual computers
Share the processing and storage workload with a central server.

10. A network environment in which all nodes on the network have equal
Peer-to Peer Networks
A network environment in which all nodes on the network have equal
access to at least some
of the resources on all
other nodes.

11. wires that connect the computers in a network.
Topology
The physical layout of
wires that connect the computers in a network.

12. • Star Topology • Ring Topology • Mesh Topology • Bus Topology
Types of Topology
• Bus Topology
• Star Topology
• Ring Topology
• Mesh Topology

13. Protocol
A set of rules and procedures that determine how a computer system receives and transmits data

14. • TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) • IPX/SPX
Common LAN Protocols
• TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
• IPX/SPX
• NETBIOS
• NetBEUI

15. Network Interface Card
A circuit board that controls the exchange of data over a network.

16. Hub
In a network, a device that connects nodes and servers together at a central point.

17. Modem
A Modem converts outgoing digital data into analog signals that can be transmitted over phone lines and converts incoming analog signals into digital data that can be processed by the computer.
The speed of Modem is measured in: Kbps- Kilo bits per second

18. Wireless Network Wireless Access Point Wireless Adapter Card
A Network that transmits data without the use of wires and cables. Such networks typically transmit data via radio waves or infrared signals.
Wireless Access Point
Wireless Adapter Card