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Network Know How. Better Living through Chemistry. How a Network Will Improve Your Life. connect the computers and allow them to share Metcalfe’s Law . Every network has the following elements in common Two or more objects, or nodes , that use the network to connect them - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Network Know How
Better Living through Chemistry
How a Network Will Improve Your Life
connect the computers and allow them to share
Metcalfe’s Law.
Every network has the following elements in common
Two or more objects, or nodes, that use the network to connect them
A set of communication channels that carry something—speech, TV shows, computer data—between or among nodes
elements in common:
A set of rules that controls network traffic
every network has a maximum carrying capacity
every node on a network has a name
Sneakernet
Data Networks and What You Can Do with
Theminput/output ports or I/O ports
File Sharing
The files and folders
Sharing an Internet Connection
A gateway router provides a connection between a local area network and the Internet
Share Share Share
Instant Messages
Sharing Printers and Other Hardware
Home Entertainment
Video Cameras and Home Security Devices
Home Automation
Types of Network Connections
Every computer connected to a network must follow a set of rules
ASCII is fine for text
Packets and Headers
A data packet
NOTEError Checking
Handshaking and Overhead
Ethernet
Legacy Systems & Other Alternative Wiring Methods
Wi-Fi
Powerline Networks
NotesDTE and DCE Equipment
LAN and Point-to-Point Networks
NotesAd Hoc Wi-Fi
Infrared
FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Connections Through a Telephone Line
Remote Terminals
Clients and Servers
Print Servers
Hubs, Switches, and Routers
Connect any pair of nodes
Token Ring
Star
Mesh
Hubs and Switches
Switches
LANs and WANs
Bridges and Routers