1. Requirements for setting up Local Area Network(LAN)

2. How would you define computer network?

3. Computer network is A group of two or more computing devices connected together through a transmission media for the purpose of communication and resource sharing.

4. Types of Networks

6. Wide Area Network

8. What do you remember about the types of computer networks in terms of area of coverage ?

9. Solution WAN- covers large geographical areas such as a continent or whole world MAN- covers a metropolitan area like a town or a city ( Radius of 5km to 10km) LAN-covers small geographical area like a building ( a radius of up to 3km)

10. Requirements for setting up a local Area Network LAN is a network within one building specifically one room

12. The requirements for setting up a Local Area Network. The requirements for setting up a Local Area Network.

13. (a) What components would you require to set up peer to peer network? (b) Discuss the use (s) of each component identified ?

14. Requirements for set up and their uses UTP cable –for transmitting digital signals from one computer to another.

15. Hub Contains addresses of computers on the network and relays signals from one computer to another.

16. RJ45 connectors Registered jack connector used as a wiring pattern for high-speed modem connection to a telephone network.

17. Crimping tool A tool designed to connect an RJ45 connector to the end of a cable.

18. Cable tester used to verify that all of the intended connections exist and that there are no unintended connections in the cable being tested.

19. Network interface card. network adapter hardware device that connects a computer to a computer network.computercomputer network

20. Network Operating system E.g Ms windows 98/2000/ ME/WP. The network operating system is designed to facilitate the sharing of network resources.

21. A computer Workstations and aserver

22. Are there any other component(s) that can be used instead of the identified ones? How would you set up a LAN ?

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