CP102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Local Area Network, Gigabit Ethernet, Personal Area Network
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Network: two or more computers that are connected via sotware and hardware so they can communicate with each other. Node: each device connected to a network: can be a computer, peripheral device, or a network device. Beneits of networks: sharing an internet connecion, sharing printers and other peripherals, sharing iles, common communicaions. Disadvantages of networks: network administraion: involves tasks such as installing new computers and devices, monitoring the network, updaing and installing new sotware, coniguring proper security for a network. Data transfer rate (bandwidth): maximum speed at which data can be transmited between two nodes on a network. Throughput: actual speed of data transfer that is achieved. Classiied according to: distance between nodes, the way in which the network is managed, the set of rules used to exchange data between network nodes, the communicaions medium used to transport the data. Personal area network (pan): used for communicaion among devices close to one person (ex.
