Understanding How Networks Communicate

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. We Will Learn: Basic networked communications and services Components essential to a network Determine limitations of area networks Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 3

Define Networking Connecting computers to share information and resources Involving physical connections and software Vital to modern-day workplace Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) 4

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Fundamentals In it’s basic form, two computers connected with a cable Data is shared efficiently Offers access to peripheral devices: printers, scanners, fax machines Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 5

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Why Use a Network? Groups of users share and exchange data Communication is easier Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 6

Standalone and Sneakernet Standalone computer Single computer not attached to a network Cannot match power and convenience of network “Sneakernet” Passing floppy disk from machine to machine Old alternative to networking Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 7

LANS and Internetworks Early networks – custom-built, expensive, severe restrictions Early Ethernet – no more than 30 users with total span of 607 feet Local area network (LAN) – works within limited geographic area Building block for constructing larger networks, called internetworks Internetwork – network 100 or more computers at distances in excess of 1000 feet Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 8

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. WANS and the Internet Wide area network (WAN) – spans distances measured in miles; links two or more separate LANS Metropolitan area network (MAN) – uses WAN technology to interconnect LANs within a specific geographic region Internet – global WAN internetwork; includes millions of machines and users worldwide Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 9

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Networking Lexicon Must understand specialized networking vocabulary, including Server — shares resources across network, typically with more central processing unit (CPU) power and storage capacity than other computers Client — accesses shared resources Request-response — client requests information; server responds by providing information Client-server relationship — see Figure 1-3 Peer-to-peer — computers share and request resources from one another Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 10

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Network Medium Computers share access to common network medium that carries signals from one computer to another Medium may be physical cable, such as twisted pair, coaxial, or fiber-optic Medium may be wireless Physical interface to medium is usually network interface card (NIC) or network adapter Kind of medium dictates type of connector and limits number and type of devices as well as distance a single LAN can span Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 11

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Protocols Network protocols – a common set of rules Define how to interpret signals, identify individual computers, initiate and end networked communication, and manage information exchange across network medium Include TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, and NWLink Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 12

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Software Network software issues requests and responses Network operating system (NOS) controls which computers and users access network resources Include both client and server components Popular NOSs include Windows .NET Server, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Novell NetWare Network applications access the network Include e-mail programs, web browsers, and network-oriented utilities Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 13

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Network Services Services include file and print services, file-sharing, e-mail, and other capabilities Network communications are layered Network applications use NOS or client networking software to get network protocol to access medium Medium exchanges information with other computers Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 15

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. Summary Basic elements of networks include networking medium (cabling) and computers with physical interface (network adapter) to medium Computers must also have network protocol and network software to send and receive messages across network Network services include file sharing, printing, e-mail, and other messaging services Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 17