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CIS 1000 Chapter 12: Chapter 12.doc

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ambermallard485
16 Apr 2012
School
University of Guelph
Department
Computing and Information Science
Course
CIS 1000
Professor
Jing Yu Zhu

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Chapter 12: behind the scenes: networking and security in the business world. A network is a group of two or more computers (or nodes) that are configured to share information and resources such as printers, files, and databases. Enables computers and other devices to communicate with each other. Enable expensive resources to be shared such as peripherals. Enables software sharing accessible from the server. Enables enhanced communication through social networking tools. Network administrators have training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair, networking design, and installation of networking software. A server is a computer that stores and shares resources on a network. A client is a computer that requests resources from a server. A client/server network contains servers as well as client computers. Computers act as both clients and servers when appropriate. Become difficult to administer when expanded to more than 10 users. Client/server networks move data more efficiently than p2p networks.

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