BTM 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Networking Cables, Wide Area Network, Windows Server 2008 R2
2 Feb 2017
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A computer network: is simply 2 or more computers connected via software/hardware so that they can communicate with each other. Each device connected to a network is a node. Node: can be a computer, a peripheral, a game console, digital video recorder, or a communications device. Main: to facilitate information sharing (peripheral/internet sharing) Computers running different different o. s can communicate. Easily share files without using portable storage devices. Most common type of central: is client/server network. Peer-to-peer (p2p) network: each node connected to the network can communicate directly with every other node on the network. Contains 2 different types of computers: client: computer on which users accomplish specific tasks and make specific requests, server: computer that provides information or resources to the client computers on the network. Also provides central administration for network functions such as printing. Home network server: is designed to store media, share media across the network, and back up files on computers connected to the network.
