CIS 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Local Area Network, Gigabit Ethernet, Home Network

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Internet connection options: internet service provider, cable, dsl, or fiber-optic, for wired networks, satellite, nodes: devices connected to a network, e. g. computer, printer, modem, etc. Each node connected to the network can communicate directly with every other node. When printing, a computer on a p2p network does not have to go through the computer that"s connected to the printer. Two different types of computers: clients and servers: client computers accomplish tasks and make requests. Server computers provides information or resources to clients: also provides central control for functions of the network (e. g. printing) The internet is a client/server network: your computer is a client when it is connected to the internet, connected through a server maintained by isp, data flow is more efficient than p2p networks. A means of connecting the nodes on the network (by cables or wireless technology) Special devices that allow the nodes to communicate with each other and to send data.