CSC 101 Introduction to Computers

Fall 2004

Lecture Week Thirteen

Networks

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Assignments - Tuesday Class

Assignments - Mon-Wed Class

Network Topology

  • Star -
  • Ring -
  • Bus -
  • Mesh -
  • Tree -

Types of Networks

  • PAN - Personal Area Network
  • LAN - Local Area Network
  • MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
  • WAN - Wide Area Network

LANs

  • Client/Server
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Lan Hardware
    • Computers with NICs
    • Connection Cables
    • Routers, modems, other hardware
    • Printers, Plotters, Scanners
  • Shared Resources
    • Application Programs
    • Storage Devices
    • I/O Devices
    • Communication Capabilities
    • Add-on Boards/Expansion cards
    • Connection to other LANs
  • Network Access Methods
    • CSMA/CAD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
    • Token Access
  • LAN Servers
    • File Server
    • Print Server
    • Communications Server
  • LAN Software
    • Network Operating System - NOS
    • Front-End
    • Back-End
    • Groupware
      • E-mail
      • Instant Messaging
      • Calendar/Scheduling
      • Brainstorming/Problem Solving
      • Shared Whiteboard
      • Priority Setting
      • Electronic conferencing
      • Electronic Forms

Computers; Information Technology in Perspective - Chapter 6, Sections 4-5 - pgs. 255-276


Links for Further Study

Network Topologies - http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/topologies.asp

Network topology - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_topology

Topology Maps of Elements of Cyberspace - http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/topology.html

Access Methods - http://www.linktionary.com/a/access_method.html

Network operating system - http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/network_operating_system_NOS.htm

Last Updated: 12/06/04