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Establishing an Electronic Network.
This section is all about communication, or networking. Computers are a lot like people when it comes to networking. Like people, computers must speak the same language, or have interpreters, to network effectively. Like people, computers can share resources and save time in groups that communicate well. And, like people, computers tend to form small groups that link with other small groups, to form larger groups. With people these larger groups are called communities, nations, or societies, up to the largest (so far) group known sometimes as the international community or the society of nations. With computers, the largest group is called the Internet.
In this section we'll be going over what computer networks are, what they can do, and the major issues one faces when designing a network. Even if your school or workplace already has some or all of its computers networked, this section will help you gain a deeper understanding of the kind of tool computer networks really are.
We'll apply all this information by looking at networks, or by writing a proposal for a network, and posting the information to the course forum. We'll wrap up this section by going over the 20 "geekspeak" words you need to know to talk with networking pros.
This section will get a little technical at times because networking is a very technical thing. We'll try to make it as painless as possible by attempting to use lay terms, and by providing definitions to unavoidable techie terms. We will use basic techie terms like "LAN" (Local Area Network) instead of saying "computer network", so that you will get used to the basic terminology of networking.
Networking among people is very powerful and so is networking among computers.
Let's network!
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URL: edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596r/module8/intro.html
Last updated: February 13, 1998