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The document discusses networking components and concepts. It describes what a network is and basic network components like devices, media, interfaces, and protocols. It also covers network classifications based on geographical area, architecture, topology, and protocols. Configuration of a modem router and networking activities and exercises are also outlined.

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Network

The document discusses networking components and concepts. It describes what a network is and basic network components like devices, media, interfaces, and protocols. It also covers network classifications based on geographical area, architecture, topology, and protocols. Configuration of a modem router and networking activities and exercises are also outlined.

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Networking

What is a Network?
• A Network is a group of Computer system and other computing
hardware devices that are linked together thought
communication channels to facilitate communication.
Basic Components of Network

Components of Network

Network devices Network Protocol

Network Media

Network Interfaces
Network devices
“Nodes or Hots”

• Computers servers
• mobile device

Game console Amazon echo printer


Network Media
Electric Signals Fibre optics cables
Copper wire
Network Interface

• Network hots should be equipped with an appropiate interface.

Functions
The function of the Network interface card is quite complicated.
It has to convert the digital signal from the device into a signal that
is suitable to –be transmitted through the Network medium.
Network Protocol

• What is a Protocol?
• An agreed Set of rules on how information is formatted and sent
onto the Network.
NETWORKS CLASSIFICATION

• They are classified according to differents criteria:


Geographical Area Arquitecture Topology Network protocol
PANs (Personal Area Client-server network and Bus network, star As TCP/IP, used by
Networks) Typically include a peer-to-peer network. A Network and ring the internet.
laptop, a mobile pone and a computer acts as a server network. Computer
PDA.. and stores add distributes In a bus network, all the language set of
information to the other computers are connected instructions that
nodes, or clients. to a main cable, or bus. computers use to
communicate each
other.
MANs (Metropolitan
LANs (Local Area
Area Networks)
Networks) cover a campus or
cover a building
a city.
WANs (Wide Area Networks)
cover a country or a
continente.
• LANs are usually placed in the same building. They can be built
with two main types of architecture: Peer-to-peer, where the two
computers have the same capabilities, or client-server, where
one computer acts as the server containing the main hard disk
and controlling the other workstations or any device linked in the
network. Computers in a LAN need to use the same protocol or
standard of communication. One of the most common protocols
for LANs is Ethernet.
A modem router is a device that connects your computer or home LAN to the
Internet. A wired modem router can be installed as follows:

• 1.- Plug one end of the cord directly into a phone Jack, and the other end
into the ADSL port router.

• 2.- Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into your computer’s network port
and the other end into an Ethernet port on the router.

• 3.- Turn on your computer. To configure the router you Will need to input
some parameters, for example your ISP’s name an phone number.
Take a part

• Complete this puzzle about computer Networks and find the missing Word. ( page
67)

• Networking FAQs
• Reading the whole text. In pairs, try to answer as many of the questions as you
can. (page 145 infotech)

• 1.- What does PAN stand for?


• 2.- What is a network protocol?
• 3.- How do you log on to an Internet Service Provider?
• 4.- WIMAX is a type of Wireless networrk. What is it used for?
• 5.- What equipment do you need to set up a Wireless LAN?
• 6.- What are the advantages and disadvantages of Wireless network?
Grammar
The Phrasal verbs

• Phrasal verbs are two –Word combinations, consisting of a verb


and particle, which make sense obly if looked at together as
one single unit.

• Look at the photos


• A computer consists of hardware and software.
• Separate networks are linked over a public network, the
internet.
• However, many phrasal verbs have an idiomatic meaning, not
predictable from the meaning of its parts.

• Carry = transport carry out = execute

• Example; Computers carry out the programs


Certain particles have similar meanings,

• Regardless of the verb (on, off, in, out, etc)

• Turn on/switch on

• Start the operation of something.

• Turn off/ switch off


• Stop the operation of something.
Other common phrasal verbs in computing include:

• Plug into = connect

• Plug one end of the phone card into the phone Jack.

• Step up = establish
• What do I need to set up a Wireless LAN?

• Sign up = register, enrol in a service.


• Once connected, you can sign up for RSS feeds, newsletters, etc.

• Try out = test or use experimentally.


• You can try out new software on their site.
• Find out = learn, discover,
• Search the Web to find out more information about WIMAX.

• Take up = occupy.
• Fibre optic cables take up less space than copper cables.

• Make up = constitute, form.


• Several LANs connected together make up a WAN.
Other phrases verbs related to computing are:

Plug in into= Zoom in = get a Shut down = Power on = turn Scroll down =
connect close focus turn off on move a page
down.
Key in = enter Hack into Pop up = appear Sign up = Set up =
suddenly register establish
(infotech’s page 147) actvities b -c

• Complete these sentences with the correct form of a phrasal verb


from the Help box.

• 1.- To join the club, ___________ this form and send it to our office.
• 2.- The CPU ____________ all the basic operations on the data.
• 3.- Digital music _________ a lot of space- about 10 MB for every
minute of stereo sound.
• 4.- Thousands of networks ____________ the internet.
• 5.- You can use newgroups to _________ about the latest trends,
customer needs, etc.
Thanks for your attention

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