· Share Resources (Printers, storage drives…) · Communicate easily (homework teachers -> students, o Chat, social networks, email…) · Workstations not so full (files on file server) · Once network is setup i t’s cheap to communicate · Collaborative work o Wikis, Blogs… · Not have to move to do certain things (Online banking…)
· If not working -> can’t do work, can’t access your files. · Technical expertise to install / manage · Viruses spread easily · It can get overloaded and work slowly · Can be expensive to setup / maintain · Fault in network -> loss of user data
Network security
#Username – name identifies user of net. #Pass Word--- verifies your identity #fire wall ---blocks unauthorized communication to and for networks #anti-virus software
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What is a Network?
a network is anHardware Needed to create a Network
Advantages and Disadvantages
· Communicate easily (homework teachers -> students,
o Chat, social networks, email…)
· Workstations not so full (files on file server)
· Once network
is setup i
t’s cheap to communicate
· Collaborative work
o Wikis, Blogs…
· Not have to move to do certain things (Online banking…)
· Technical expertise to install / manage
· Viruses spread easily
· It can get overloaded and work slowly
· Can be expensive to setup / maintain
· Fault in network -> loss of user data
#Username – name identifies user of net.
#Pass Word--- verifies your identity
#fire wall ---blocks unauthorized communication to and for networks
#anti-virus software