All of you should be able to describe how a network works. Most of you will be able to identify the main devices necessary for a network. Some of you will be able to describe the main devices necessary for a network. Lesson Objectives
How Networks Work Ing. Omar Alvarez Badillo
Network Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5 NETWORK
What do you need to do to connect a computer to a wired network? What is there on the other side of the cable? If you have two computers, how would you interconnect their cables? How would you interconnect more than two computers? Questions of how a network works
In which two ways can you connect your laptop to a network? Network connecting mediums
Computers Network Switch Computer networking device that can connect two or more networks/devices between them. They can have from 4 up to 32 Ethernet ports. Router Computer networking device that forwards information between two networks What kind of devices can we find in a Network?
Wireless Access Point (AP) Firewall Servers What kind of devices can we find in a Network?
Network Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point Server
Can all the computers use the printer? Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point Server Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5
Can I see a file that is in Comp1 from Comp5? Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point Server Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5
Can I share data between Wired and Wireless network? Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point Server Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5
If I wanted to connect the network to the Internet, how would I do it? Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point Server Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5
How is the information sent from Comp 1 to Computer 2? Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point Server Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5
What is an IP address and why are they used for? Switch or Hub Wireless Access Point
IP stands for Internet Protocol A unique address inside a network that allows us to identify each computer. Built by 4 blocks of numbers ranging between 0 and 255. Ex: IP address