Network computer server ethernet technology. Fig 1 gives an example of a network in a school comprising of a local area network or lan connecting computers with each other the internet and various servers. Basic of networking a computer network consists of a collection of computers printers and other equipment that is connected together so that they can communicate with each other. These data links are established over cable media such as wires or optic cables or wireless media such as wi fi. You can buy cat 5 cable at your local computer or office supply store.
Cat 5 is a kind of cable used for data transfer. If one of your computers possesses an ethernet adapter but the other has usb an ethernet crossover cable can still be used by first plugging a usb to ethernet converter unit into the computers usb port. Power over ethernet poe poe is a solution in which an electrical current is run to networking hardware over the ethernet category 5 cable or higher. Network technicians also known as network engineers or specialists are responsible for the configuration installation and troubleshooting of the technology used to transmit digital information including audio visual and data files.
If your home is wired for high speed access you may have cat 5 cable in your walls. In computer networks computing devices exchange data with each other using connections between nodes. Ethernet cables are used to connect network items eg your computer or a router to a modem or a connected router. Ethernet technology server tech cable network connection plug computer network internet cc0 public domain royalty free.
Through networking end users are able to transmit files. It is used in contrast to a wide area network wan which spans much larger geographical areasethernet is a network protocol that controls how data is transmitted over a lan. Additionally ethernet technology offers the most general purpose solution allowing networks with more than two computers to be built fairly easily later. Networks are extremely versatile and an atm network can connect points in a building or across the country and still be treated as a single network.
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