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| A computer on a network is referred to as a workstation.
Every workstation on a network must have a network interface card installed (which also provides the socket for the cable connection). Special network software (drivers) will need to be installed on each workstation...and all workstations on a network must have the same network operating system installed - so they all use the same protocol (a set of rules for communicating between workstations).
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| A file server is a
workstation which has central disk storage which can be used by any user
on the network.
A print server is a workstation which controls a printer which may be used by any user on the network.
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| Different workstations on a network can be linked together
using hubs or switches.
These devices pass signals on from one workstation to another.
Cabling is used to connect all workstations and devices on a LAN and may be metal (eg CAT5) or fibre optic cables...or there may be no cabling at all in a wireless network.
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Wireless hubs can transmit signals to nearby workstations without the need for cabling. | |
| Exercise : Network Hardware and Software | ||
| Workstations on a are connected by
cables to hubs or switches which enable data to be sent between them.
Each workstation needs a
and the same network
operating system installed.
Important computers on the network are called - eg file server or printer server. Wireless networks do not need .
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