Managing Your Network
Configuring Your Network
Networks
Designing Your Network
Rolling Out Your Network
II. True or False
1. A LAN connects computers within a single geographical location,
such as one office building, office suite, or home.
2. WANs span different cities or even countries, using phone lines or
satellite links.
3. Peer-to-peer networks typically don’t have dedicated servers.
4. The network configuration phase involves creating network
accounts and shared disk areas.
5. Tuning up your LAN means customizing it for better speed and
performance.
True
True
True
True
True
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Computer System and Network Configurations
Managing Your Network
Configuring Your Network
Networks
Designing Your Network
Rolling Out Your Network
II. True or False
1. A LAN connects computers within a single geographical location,
such as one office building, office suite, or home.
2. WANs span different cities or even countries, using phone lines or
satellite links.
3. Peer-to-peer networks typically don’t have dedicated servers.
4. The network configuration phase involves creating network
accounts and shared disk areas.
5. Tuning up your LAN means customizing it for better speed and
performance.
True
True
True
True
True
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Grade 9 ICT
Computer System and Network Configurations
Computer Hardware Servicing
Computer Networks Networks are collections of computers, software, and hardware that are all connected to help their users work together. A network connects computers by means of cabling systems, specialized software, and devices that manage data traffic. A network enables users to share files and resources, such as printers, as well as send messages electronically (e-mail) to each other. The most common networks are Local Area Networks or LANs for short. A LAN connects computers within a single geographical location, such as one office building, office suite, or home. By contrast, Wide Area Networks (WANs) span different cities or even countries, using phone lines or satellite links. Network System Configuration All networks go through roughly the same steps in terms of design, rollout, configuration, and management. Designing Your Network Plan on the design phase to take anywhere from one to three working days, depending on how much help you have ad how big your network is. Here are the key tasks:
–Settle on a peer to peer network or a client server
network. –Pick your network system software. –Pick a network language. –Figure out what hardware you need. –Decide on what degree of information security you need. –Choose software and hardware solutions to handle day-to- day management chores. Rolling Out Your Network Rolling out your network requires the following steps: ▪ Run and test network cables. ▪ Install the server or servers if you’re setting up a client/server network. (If you are setting up a peer-to-peer network, you typically don’t have to worry about any dedicated servers.) ▪ Set up the workstation hardware. ▪ Plug in and cable the Network Interface Cards (NICs – these connect the network to the LAN). ▪ Install the hub or hubs (if you are using twisted-pair cable). ▪ Install printers. ▪ Load up the server software (the NOS, or Network Operating System) if your network is a client/server type. ▪ Install the workstation software. ▪ Install modem hardware for remote dial-up (if you want the users to be able to dial into the network). ▪ Install the programs you want to run (application software). Configuring Your Network Network configuration means customizing the network for your own use. ▪ Creating network accounts for your users (names, passwords, and groups). ▪ Creating areas on shared disk drives for users to share data files. ▪ Creating areas on shared disk drives for users to share programs (unless everyone runs programs from their own computer). ▪ Setting up print queues (the software that lets users share networked printers). ▪ Installing network support on user workstations, so they can "talk" to your network. Managing Your Network The work you do right after your LAN is up and running and configured can save you huge amounts of time in the coming months. ▪ Mapping your network for easier management and troubleshooting. ▪ Setting up appropriate security measures to protect against accidental and intentional harm. ▪ Tuning up your LAN so that you get the best possible speed from it. ▪ Creating company standards for adding hardware and software, so you don’t have nagging compatibility problems later. ▪ Putting backup systems in place so that you have copies of data and programs if your hardware fails. ▪ Installing some monitoring and diagnostic software so that you can check on your network’s health and get an early warning of impleading problems. ▪ Figuring out how you plan to handle troubleshooting – educating your LAN administrator, setting up a support contract with a software vendor, and so on. Question??? Assignment Define the following. Write your answer on ½ sheet of paper. 1. Peer-to-peer network 2. Client server network Quiz I. Matching type 1. The work you do right after your LAN is up and running and configured can save you huge amounts of time in the coming months. 2. It means customizing the network for your own use. 3. Collections of computers, software, and hardware that are all connected to help their users work together. 4. Plan on the design phase to take anywhere from one to three working days, depending on how much help you have ad how big your network is. 5. “Run and test network cables” is the fist step in________________.