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School Network Map
What is a Network?
a network is an
Table of Contents--Hardware Needed to create a NetworkHardware Needed to create a Network
Workstation

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What is a network?
Hardware needed to create a Network
Advantages and Disadvantages
Network Security
homewor
School Network Map
What is a Network?
Table of Contents--Hardware Needed to create a NetworkHardware Needed to create a Network
Workstation
Network card
Server
Hub
Table of Contents--Advantages and Disadvantages
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Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
· Share Resources (Printers, storage drives…)

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Advantages
· 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

o Chat, social networks, email…)
· Workstations not so full (files on file server)
Once network is
is setup it’si
t’s cheap to
· Collaborative work
o Wikis, Blogs…
· 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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Advantages
· 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 it’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

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