Tag: technology

Node

Hub

Router

Cable

Your office wants to share a printer

Your office wants to share a fax machine

You need to store large databases and software in a central location

You have to upgrade to the latest version of Windows

Is ideal for transferring large files

Always requires a router

Only functions with fiber optic cable

Requires no special operating system other than Windows 95 or 98

Files are stored on the server computer and can be stored on individual PCs

No special operating system other than Windows 95 or 98 is required

When one node "goes down" the entire network malfunctions

Twenty nodes is the absolute maximum allowed on a client/server network

Is an internal company Internet -- not accessible by outside users

Requires its own operating system

Is one of several methods by which information travels through a network

Is not available for peer-to-peer networks Remote access capabilities allow:

Hub

Access Router

Graphic Accelerator Card

NIC

Users to access the network from remote locations

Users to work with files located anywhere on their network

Hackers to easily infiltrate important files

Store files in a central server

Purchase backup equipment for all network devices

Choose products that are flexible in case you want to upgrade and expand your network in the future

Install an additional telephone line for each PC in your network

Choose the fastest cabling possible to ensure your network won't be obsolete within 2 years

Connect to your office network from your home

Function as a hub

Connect to a 10 Mbps or, if you upgrade, a 100 Mbps network

Connect to your network through a cable line.

Construction

Destruction

Activation

Passivation

All the above