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Four benifits of a network
They allow many users to access programs and data at the same time
They allow users to share peripheral devices, such as printers and scanners
They make personal communications easier
They make it easier for users and administrators to back up important data files
The diffrence between lan and wan
A WAN is two or more LANs connected together generally across a wide geographical area. A LAN is a system of pcs located reletivley near one another and connected by wire or wireless links
Topologys
The bus The star




The ring



Network operating systems
Novell Netware
Microsoft windows
Linux
Microsoft xp

The diffrence between Client/server networks and peer to peer
Client/server networks individual computers share the processing and storage workload with a central server. Peer to Peer all nodes on the network have equal relationships to all others, and all have similar types of software that support the sharing resources.