Table of Contents

· Notes

• What is a network?
• Hardware needed to create a Network and School network Diagram
• Advantages and Disadvantages
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· Assignments

• School network Diagram
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· Homework

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Notes

· What is a Network?:

a network is a collection of computers that are conectet to share information.

• Hardware Needed to create a Network

1. Workstation:is a hight- end microcomputer designed for technical applications.

2. Network card:is an expansion card wich instals into a computer and enables that computer to connect to a local area network .

3. Serve:is a computer desicned to process requets and deliver data.

4. Hub:is used in a network to conect all the computers together.

• Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages	Disadvantages
· Share Resources (Printers, storage drives…) · Communicate easily (homework teachers -> students, o Chat, social networks, email…) · Workstations not so full (files on file server) · Once network is setup it’s cheap to communicate · Collaborative work o Wikis, Blogs… · Not have to move to do certain things (Online banking…)	· If not working -> can’t do work, can’t access your files. · Technical expertise to install / manage · Viruses spread easily · It can get overloaded and work slowly · Can be expensive to setup / maintain · Fault in network -> loss of user data

Assignments

• School Network Diagram

Homework

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network security :

username & pasword= name that identifies you user of net and a pasword is something that checks your indentity.

firewall= blocks othre people to enter in you pages and document.

anti virus software = comunication to and from networks.