Chapter 2.2 Basic Computer Network
Chapter 2.2 Basic Computer Network
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BASIC COMPUTER
NETWORK
Computer network is an interconnection between
two or more hosts/computers. The connectivity can
be physical by using cables or virtual using wireless
network. Different types of networks include LAN,
WAN, MAN, etc.
LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
EXAMPLE:
A company may have its corporate headquarters and
manufacturing plant located in one city and marketing office in
another city. Each site needs resources, data and programs locally,
but it also needs to share data with other sites. To accomplish this,
the company can attach devices that connect over public utilities
to create a WAN.
METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK (MAN)
o Clients- clients are computers that access and use the network and shared
network resources. Client computers are basically the customers (users) of the
network, as they request and receive services from the servers.
o Shared data- shared data are data that file servers provide to clients such as data
files, printer access program and e-mail.
o Network interface card- each computer in a network has a special
expansion card called network interface card (NIC). The NIC prepares
(formats) and sends data, receives data and controls the data flow between
the computer and the network.
o LAN cable- a local area network cable is also known as data cable or
Ethernet cable which is a wired cable used to connect a device to the internet
or to other devices like computer, printers, etc.
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