Lesson Objectives
After reading
the chapter and completing the exercises, the students should be able
to:
• Understand basic networked communications
• Identify essential network components
• Describe the benefits of networking
• Understand and compare peer-to-peer and server-based networks
• Apply their knowledge when selecting an appropriate network
type for small business use
• Suggest possible redesigns for a small, but expanding networks
Key Terms
access
control
account
account name
Active Directory
application server
centralized administration
client
client/server
client/server relationship
combination network
communication server
Central Processing Unit CPU
dedicated server
desktop software
device sharing
directory server
domain
domain controller
domain model
e-mail
Ethernet
Exchange Server
fax server
file and print server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
group
hot-swappable
hybrid network
Internet
Internet Information Server (IIS)
Internet Information Services (IIS)
internetwork
intranets
IPX/SPX
ISA
local area network (LAN)
locally attached |
mail
server
metropolitan area network (MAN)
NetBEUI
network adapter
network administrator
network interface card (NIC)
network medium
network operating system (NOS)
network protocol
network resource
networking topology
Novell Directory Services (NDS)
NetWare Link
operating system (OS)
password
peer-to-peer
peripheral device
Random Access Memory
Remote Routing and Access Server (RRAS)
request-response
security
server
server-based
sharing
sideband link
sneakernet
specialized server
SQL Server
standalone computer
storage-area network (SAN)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
user
Web browser
Web server
wide area network (WAN)
workgroup model
World Wide Web (WWW, W3, or the Web) |
Links
Servers
and Other Information from Yahoo!
Reference
Guide for Data Communications and Networks
Networks
For Beginners
What
is Infrastructure?
