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UNIT THREE : Networks

A- PREREADING

Task 1 (Warming up): This is an example of a typical local area network (LAN) in a small
health centre. Study the diagram then answer the following questions.

1. Who are the users?

2. What kind of hardware is used?

3. What do the doctors use it for?

4. What do the receptionists use it for?

5. What does the practice manager use it for?

Task 2: List some places where you might find a local area network.

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B- READING - 1 Networks

Now read this text to check your answers to Task 3.

What is a network?

A network is simply two or more computers linked together. It allows users


to share not only data files and software applications, but also hardware like
printers.

Most networks link computers within a limited area - within a department,


an office, or a building. These are called Local Area Networks, or LANs. But
networks can link computers across the world, so you can share information
with someone on the other side of the world as easily as sharing with a
person at the next desk. When networks are linked together in this way, they
are called Wide Area Networks, or WANs.

Networks increase productivity by allowing workers to share information


easily without printing, copying, telephoning, or posting. They also save
money by sharing peripherals such as printers.

Task 3: Study this diagram then answer the questions

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1. What is a network?

2. What are its hardware components?

3. What is the difference between a local area network and a wide area network?

4. What advantages do you think networks have?

Task 4: With the help of the diagrams and the text above, identify these hardware
components ofthe network.

1. Most networks have at least one central computer which all


the desktop computers connect to. This is the most important computer on your
network. It stores the data files and application software programs that the users
need to access or share with others.

2. This is the desktop computer or notebook computer on your


desk. It is linked to the server, and can access files and applications on it. Each
computer on the network has a device called a network interface card which
connects the computer to the network. Many computers come with these cards
fitted as standard.
3. Once you have a network you can share any number of these,
including printers, scanners, CD-ROM drives, and backup devices.
4. Desktops typically connect via telephone-type cabling to this
intermediary device, which enables communication between servers and desktops.

C- READING - 2 Network topologies

Task 5: Study these diagrams. They show four network topologies. Try to match each
diagramwith the correct name.

1. ring 2. bus 3. star 4. mesh


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Now read the following text and check your answers. The text describes only three topologies.

Computers in a network can be connected in different ways, in different


topologies. The three basicways of connecting computers are: a star, a ring, and a
bus topology.

A star topology has a server computer at the center and a separate cable connecting
the server to each of the other computers in the network. The central server
controls the flow of data in the network. If the central server fails, the whole
network will fail.

In a ring topology, each computer is connected to its neighbor in a circle. The data
flows in one direction round the ring. If a cable breaks or one of the computers
fails, the whole network will be affected.

A bus topology has all the computers connected to a common cable. The data
travels in both directions along the cable. If a computer fails, or we remove one
from the network, it won’t affect the other computers. Most networks are usually
a combination of star, ring and bus topologies to overcome some of these problems.

Task 6: Read the text again and tell which topologies these statements refer to:

1. If one of the computers fails, the whole network will be affected.


2. If we remove a computer from the network, it won't affect the other computers.
3. If the main cable fails, the whole network will fail.
4. If the central server fails, the whole network will fail.
5. If a cable breaks, the whole network will be affected.
6. If a computer fails, it won't affect the other computers.

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D- Language work Conditional Type 1: Predicting consequences

► The sentences in Task 6 predict the consequences of an action. For example:

The cable fails. The whole network will fail.


(action) (consequence)

If the cable fails, the whole network will fail.


(present simple) (will future)

► Note that the action is in the Present simple, and the consequence in the will future.

► Study these other examples:


Action Consequence
If you don't use the right password, you won't get access to the network.

If you don't save your document, you will lose the information.

► Contractions: ’ll = will / won’t = will not

Let’s practice

Task 7: Link each action (1-8) with a suitable consequence (a-h); using (if):
Example: If you break a CD, you will destroy the data.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 you break a CD a the cursor moves to the left


2 you press Print Screen b the computer hangs

3 you input the correct password c it is not lost when you switch off
4 you add memory to a computer d the cursor moves across the screen
5 you move the mouse to the left e you copy the screen
6 you store data in RAM f you have access to the network
7 there is a memory fault g you destroy the data
8 you press the arrow key h your phone bills are lower

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