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N4 Less 17
N4 Less 17
Networking
Basics
This lesson includes the following sections:
• Simultaneous Access
• Personal Communication
• Easier Backup
The Uses of a Network -
Simultaneous Access
• Server-Based Networks
• Client/Server Networks
• Peer-to-Peer Networks
How Networks are Structured –
Local Area Networks (LANs)
Payload Type A
header
Payload
ROUTER ROUTER
Significant
geographical
SERVER distance SERVER
Type A
header
Payload
LAN 1 LAN 2
WAN
How Networks are Structured –
Server-Based Networks
• In addition to the individual users' PCs (nodes),
many networks use a central computer, called a
server.
3
How Networks are Structured –
Client/Server Networks
2
How Networks are Structured –
Peer-to-Peer Networks
• Novell NetWare
• Microsoft Windows NT Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Banyan VINES
• AppleShare
• Linux
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