CIS 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Local Area Network, Internet Service Provider, Home Network

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

Document Summary

Network: two or more computers that are connected via software and hardware so that they can communicate with each other. Node: each device connected to a network o. Can be a computer, a peripheral (such as an all-in-one printer), a game console, a digital video recorder, or a communications device (such as a modem) Main function for most networks is to facilitate information sharing, but networks provide other benefits: allow sharing of peripheral devices o. Can easily share files between networked computers without having to use portable storage devices such as flash drives to transfer the files o. Can set sharing options in windows or os x that allow the user of each computer on the network to access files stored on any other computer on the network. Purchase of additional equipment to set them up. Installing new computers and devices: monitoring the network to ensure it is performing efficiently, updating and installing new software on the network o.