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Computer Networking

After learning this chapter the students will be able to:


Define what a Computer Network is
List the benefits of networking
List different wired and wireless media for communication
Identify different network devices
Identify the type of network on the basis of area covered
Describe various terms associated with computer networks.
List various security threats to computer networks
List the preventive and corrective measures against these
threats
Network
Have you ever worked on Internet?

Have you ever used an ATM?

Have you ever given the print command on a computer to


get the printout on a printer attached to some other
computer?

Have you ever transferred songs from your computer to a


cell phone or vice-versa?

If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then you


have experienced and utilized the services of a computer
network.
Networking - a brief overview

A computer network is a collection of interconnected computers and


other devices which are able to communicate with each other.

In this context, the term interconnected means that there exists a path
through which data can be transmitted from one computer/device to
another.

A computer network is a collection of interconnected computers and


other devices which are able to communicate with each other and share
hardware and software resources.
Why do we have computer networks?

Are there any advantages of networked computers over


stand alone computers? Yes, there are many. A few of these
advantages are:

Resource Sharing

Cost saving

Collaborative user interaction

Time saving

Increased storage
Resource Sharing:

In a networked computer lab when print command is given on one computer the
document may be printed by the printer which is attached to some other
computer.
This printer is able to print documents from multiple users on the network. It
means that the printer is being shared by more than one users. This is an
example of resource sharing, and this is possible only when the computers are
interconnected to form a network.

Similarly other resources like Hard Disk, DVD Drive, and Scanner etc. can also
be shared on a computer network.

Software resources like Application Softwares, Anti-Virus tools etc. can also be
shared on computer networks.

You can very easily conclude that this resource sharing also leads to cost-
saving.
Next class test (16-12-2020)
• Data representation in computers
• Binary
• Decimal
• Octal
• Hexadecimal
• Addition
• subtraction

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