Mass storage, Printers, Internet access. - You can access information stored on other computers on the network, and those other computers can access information stored on your computer (well, information that you allow to be shared). All computers on a network can use one or more printers connected to or shared on the network. So Serge can share his color printer with everyone (whether he likes it or not). Only one connection to the Internet is necessary when you have a network. All computers on the network share that connection.
Media player: - Windows lets you share media files (video, audio, and pictures) among computers, as well as with any Xbox game consoles attached to the computer network. Like everything else in computerdom, the network is a combination of hardware and software. On the hardware side, you have the physical connection between each computer. Yes, that connection is hardware even when it’s wireless. On the software side is Windows, which contains all the necessary networking stuff you need to make the communications, the sharing, and — yes — the love happen on the network.
Network terms you can avoid - Here are some important network terms you should avoid: 802.11: Neither a Dewey decimal number nor Abe Lincoln’s hat size on Mount Rushmore, the number 802.11 refers to the current wireless networking standard. The 11 is followed by a letter: such as g or n, which describes the specific standard and how compatible two wireless networking gizmos can be. Ad hoc: On this type of network, wireless computers are connected to each other but not necessarily through a router or central access point. Ethernet: This term refers to the standards and protocols used by Windows for networking. Ethernet is the most popular personal networking standard, and it’s a standard for communications on the Internet as well (which is why networking is closely tied to the Internet). The specifics of Ethernet aren’t important to understanding the whole networking ball of wax. Just be sure that you say it properly: “EETH-er-net.” LAN: When you connect a group of computers to form a network, you make a local area network, or LAN. You pronounce LAN like land without the d at the end, like how Aunt Minnie pronounced “land sakes!” Peer-to-peer network: A network that simply connects computers is known as a peer-to-peer network. In that scheme, no single computer is in charge; each computer is “on the network,” just like any other computer. Peer-to-peer contrasts with another scheme, client-server. In that setup, there’s one main computer, the server (or a computer that merely runs special server software). Servers aren’t typically found on peer-to-peer networks, and this topic doesn’t cover using servers or installing server software.
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