Computers Are Your Future: Twelfth Edition

Computers Are Your Future
Twelfth Edition
Chapter 7: Networks: Communicating

and Sharing Resources
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Networks: Communicating
and Sharing Resources

Network Fundamentals
• Networks
o Links multiple computer systems and enables them to share data
and resources
o Types of computer networks:
• Local area network (LAN)
• Wide area network (WAN)
• Metropolitan area network (MAN)
• Campus area network (CAN)
• Personal area network (PAN


• LAN
o Uses cables, radio waves, or infrared signals
o Links computers in a limited geographic area
• WAN
o Uses long-distance transmission media
o Links computer systems a few miles or thousands of miles
o Internet is the largest WAN
• MAN
o Designed for a city
o Larger than a LAN, smaller than a WAN

• CAN
o Several LANs located in various locations on a college or business
campus
o Smaller than a WAN
o Use devices such as switches, hubs, and routers
• PAN
o Network of an individual’s own personal devices
o Usually within a range of 32 feet
o Usually use wireless technology

• Communication devices
o Convert data into signals to travel over a medium
• Computers
• Modems
• Routers
• Switches
• Hubs
• Wireless access points
• Network interface cards (NICs)

• Node
o Any device connected to a network
• Logical address
o Unique name assigned to each node on the network
• Physical address
o Unique numeric that identifies each node on the network built into
the hardware
• Network interface card (NIC)
o Expansion board or adapter that provides a connection between the
computer and the network
o Notebook computers have wireless NICs


• Hub
o Joins multiple computers together in a single network
o Does not manage traffic between the connections
• Switches
o Filter and forward data between nodes
o Are similar to routers but work within a single network
• Routers
o Connect two or more networks
o Inspect the source and target of a data package
o Determine the best route to transmit data

• Wireless access point (WAP)

o Receives and transmits radio signals
o Joins wireless nodes to a wired
network

• Server
o Computer or device with software that manages network
resources, such as files, e-mails, printers, databases
• File server
o Most common type of server
o High-speed computer that provides program and data files to
network users
o Contains the network operating system (NOS)
• File directories for file and resource location on the LAN
• Automated distribution of software updates to desktop
computers on the WAN
• Internet services support
• Protection of services and data
• Access to connected hardware by authorized users

• Network administrator
o Also called network engineer
o Installs, maintains, supports
computer networks
o Interact with users
o Handle security
o Troubleshoot problems

Advantages and
Disadvantages of Networking
• Networking
o Advantages
• Reduced hardware costs
• Application sharing
• Sharing information resources
• Data management centralization
• Connecting people
o Disadvantages
• Loss of autonomy
• Lack of privacy
• Security threats

Local Area Networks
• Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks
o Share files without a file server
o Easy to set up
o Best used for home or small offices with no more than 10
computers
o Do not require a network operating system
o Can be slow if there are too many users
o Security not strong

Local Area Networks
• Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks

Local Area Networks
• Wireless LAN
o Connects users through radio waves instead of wires
o Use includes networks in:
• Homes
• Hospitals
• Colleges
o Secured with a radio transmission technique that spreads signals
over a seemingly random series of frequencies.
o Effective inside range of between 125 and 300 feet

Local Area Networks
• Client/server networks
o Made up of one or more file servers and clients (any type
of computer)
o Client software enables requests to be sent to the server
o Wired or wireless connections
o Do not slow down with heavy use

Local Area Networks
• Intranet
o Password-protected network
controlled by the company
o Accessed only by employees
• Virtual private network
o Operates over the Internet
o Accessible by authorized users for
quick access to corporate information
o Uses secure, encrypted connections
and special software

Local Area Networks
• LAN topologies
o Network topology
• Physical design of a LAN
o Topology resolves contention—conflict that occurs when two or
more computers on the network attempt to transmit at the same
time
o Contention sometimes results in collisions—corruption of
network data caused when two computers transmit at the same
time

Local Area Networks
• LAN topologies
o Bus topology
• Practical for home or small office
• One node transmits at a time
• Terminators signify the end of the circuit
• Uses contention management—technique that specifies what
happens when a collision occurs
o Star topology
• For office buildings, computer labs, and WANs
• Easy to add users
o Ring topology
• For a division of a company or one floor
• Not in common use today
• Node can transmit only when it has the token—special unit of data
that travels around the ring
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Local Area Networks

Local Area Networks
• LAN protocols
o Protocols—standards used by networks to permit
communication between network-connected devices
o Modulation protocols—ensure that the modem can
communicate with another modem, even if by a different
manufacturer
o Protocol suite—contains the protocols of the network and
specifies its network architecture, or how the network works

Local Area Networks
• LAN protocols (con’t.)

o Network layers—divide network architecture for separate
treatment
• Each network layer can operate and be governed by its own
protocols.
• Protocol stack—vertical arrangement of network layers

Local Area Networks
• LAN technologies
o Ethernet—most-used LAN protocol
• Ethernet star networks
o Most popular versions—use twisted-pair wiring and
switches
• Sends data in a fixed-size unit called a packet
o WiFi
• Uses radio waves to provide a wireless LAN standard at
Ethernet speeds
• Needs a central access point—could be a wireless router
• Hot spots—public wireless access locations

Wide Area Networks
• Point of presence (POP)

o WAN connection point used to obtain access to the WAN
o Wired or wireless
• Backbones
o High-capacity WAN transmission lines
o gigaPoP (gigabits per second point of presence)—transfers
data exceeding 1 Gbps (1 billion bits per second)

Wide Area Networks
• WAN protocols
o Internet protocols
• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
o Protocols that define how the Internet works
• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
o Defines how Internet-connected computers can exchange,
control, and confirm messages
• Internet Protocol (IP)
o Provides a distinct identification to any computer connected
to the Internet: the IP address or Internet address

Wide Area Networks
• WAN applications
o E-mail, conferencing, document exchange, remote database
access
o LAN to LAN connections connect two or more geographically
separate locations
o Transaction acquisition—the instant relay of transaction
information from a point-of-purchase sale.

Home Networks
• A Wireless Home Network

Home Networks
• Future of home networking
o Convergence will allow you to use home networks to
• Control household appliances
• Protect homes with security systems
• Manage home network events through central control units
in new homes
• Utilize wireless systems
• Control entertainment, temperature regulation, and lighting

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• LAN protocols (con’t.)

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• Point of presence (POP)

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