Unit 2
Chapter 2 Introduction to Networking
Exercise 2.1.1 The 5 foundations of networking are necessary for allowing one device to communicate with another, because without any one of those five pieces of foundation, the communication wouldn’t work. Without the media, you wouldn’t be able to connect to anything, since media is your signal. Without an interface you wouldn’t be able to access any information on your computer. If you didn’t have a signal, you wouldn’t be able to transmit any information or data. Without a pattern, the formation of the signals to be interpreted would be jumbled, and misunderstood. Without timing, your information wouldn’t be synchronized, and it could start a new pattern at any time.
Exercise 2.1.2 Computers are able to multitask, and they have the ability to comply with different settings.
Exercise 2.1.3 I couldn’t complete this exercise or 2.1.4 because I do not own a computer with Windows XP on it.
Exercise 2.1 Review
1. The difference between a peripheral device and a hardware device is, with peripheral devices they are dependent upon a host. Peripheral devices are things like printers, scanners, and game controllers.
2. I would want to limit the type of incoming connections that are allowed on a computer because you’re using a lot of broadband to be able to handle bringing in that much information. The computer, or device would respond slower and slower the more your use it.
3. Peer-to-peer networks are beneficial because you can communicate with everyone that’s on that network without having to get on another network. Its purpose is to assist companies and corporations to communicate easily and effectively.
LAB 2.2
Exercise 2.2.1 In my opinion, buying a single $500 printer would be more cost effective than buying everyone their own personal printer. You would spend three times as much on paper and ink on every personal printer than you would on one single printer each month. Since office printers
Exercise 2.1.1 The 5 foundations of networking are necessary for allowing one device to communicate with another, because without any one of those five pieces of foundation, the communication wouldn’t work. Without the media, you wouldn’t be able to connect to anything, since media is your signal. Without an interface you wouldn’t be able to access any information on your computer. If you didn’t have a signal, you wouldn’t be able to transmit any information or data. Without a pattern, the formation of the signals to be interpreted would be jumbled, and misunderstood. Without timing, your information wouldn’t be synchronized, and it could start a new pattern at any time.
Exercise 2.1.2 Computers are able to multitask, and they have the ability to comply with different settings.
Exercise 2.1.3 I couldn’t complete this exercise or 2.1.4 because I do not own a computer with Windows XP on it.
Exercise 2.1 Review
1. The difference between a peripheral device and a hardware device is, with peripheral devices they are dependent upon a host. Peripheral devices are things like printers, scanners, and game controllers.
2. I would want to limit the type of incoming connections that are allowed on a computer because you’re using a lot of broadband to be able to handle bringing in that much information. The computer, or device would respond slower and slower the more your use it.
3. Peer-to-peer networks are beneficial because you can communicate with everyone that’s on that network without having to get on another network. Its purpose is to assist companies and corporations to communicate easily and effectively.
LAB 2.2
Exercise 2.2.1 In my opinion, buying a single $500 printer would be more cost effective than buying everyone their own personal printer. You would spend three times as much on paper and ink on every personal printer than you would on one single printer each month. Since office printers