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| 1. Networking | -connecting computers to share information and resources; involving physical connections and software; vital to modern-day workplace |
| 2. Local area network (LAN) – | works within limited geographic area; Building block for constructing larger networks, called internetworks |
| 3. Internetwork – | network 100 or more computers at distances in excess of 1000 feet |
| 4. Internet – | global WAN internetwork; includes millions of machines and users worldwide |
| 5. Desktop Software- | This type of software is what users run on their computers, sometimes called client software or productivity applications. |
| 6. Sharing- | One of the fundamental justifications for networking, this term refers to the way in which resources are made available to the network. |
| 7. Peripheral Devices- | Any hardware component on a computer that’s not the CPU, such devices as printer or keyboard. |
| 8. Electronic Mail (e-mail)- | A network application that permits users to send text messages, with or without attachments of many kinds to individual or multiple users, or to named groups of users |
| 9. Standalone Computer- | A computer that’s not attached to a network. |
| 10. Ethernet- | A networking technology developed in the early 1970’s and governed the IEE 802.3 specifications; remains the most popular type of networking technology in use today. |
| Wide Area Network (WAN)- | An internetwork that connects multiple users, where a third-party communications carrier, such as a public or private telephone company, carries network traffic from one location to another. |
| 11. Server — | shares resources across network, typically with more central processing unit (CPU) power and storage capacity than other computers |
| 12. Client — | accesses shared resources |
| 13. Peer-to-peer — | computers share and request resources from one another |
| 14. Network operating system (NOS) | controls which computers and users access network resources; Include both client and server components; Popular NOSs include Windows .NET Server, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Novell NetWare |
| 15. Network Protocols – | a common set of rules |
