Week 3 – Heart & Soul

As individual computers, we can use them locally. However, when we want to connect to others, we use a NETWORK.

NETWORK Vocab:

LAN

WAN

MAN

Internet

Operating Systems

W3.11, W95, W98, WME, W2000, WXP, MAC, Unix, Linux….

Network Vocab II:

DHCP

Ping

Journey to the World

Your Computer Must have

NIC

Unique Name

Unique Address

Correct Config of IP, DNS,

Electronic Connection to the next section (hub to others, modem to Internet)

Permission to Join that other network

Topologies

Star, Bus, Token Ring

Cabling Media:

CAT5, CAT5e, Fiber

Hardware

NIC

Hub

Router

Protocol

IP Addresses & TCP/IP