Computer Hardware Chapter Summary

Then this is the course for you!

THIS COURSE SHOULD BE COMBINED WITH:

a) “PC NETWORKING LEVEL 5 PRACTICAL EXERCISES” and
b) “PC NETWORKING LEVEL 5 ASSESSMENT”

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION to LANs
 Why Network?
 Definitions
 Types of Network
 Cabling and Topologies
 Media Access Control
CHAPTER TWO LAN STANDARDS
 A Network Model
 Network Operating Systems
 Hardware and Peripherals
 The Network Interface Card
 Interconnection
 Class Exercise
CHAPTER THREE LAN STRATEGIES
 Server Based LANs
 Peer-to-Peer Networking
 Client / Server Computing
 Overview of Network Management
 E-Mail
CHAPTER FOUR. PROTOCOLS, STANDARDS and INTERCONNECTION
 Protocols
 IEEE 802 Standards
 Links between LANs
 Repeaters, Bridges and Routers