Networking/Internet

CSC101

Networking/Internet• Read - Text Chapter 7 Networking, Chapter 8 Internet

– Online text material Networking: Computer Connections and The Internet: At Home and in the Workplace

• I have a Sony drive that will read and write DVD-R and DVD+R disks. I need to buy some blank disks. How does DVD-R differ from DVD+R? What disks should I buy?

• Table showing five types of digital storage, pros, cons, cost, and

links to two manufactures of each storage type. • Visit CDW.com on the Internet. Search for product information on

secondary storage devices. Summarize your findings on at least three products.

• Include in your document an: Endnote, Headers and Footers, Macro Demonstration, Table of Contents, and add Sound and Video (See Word page 181).

Chapter Summaries

• Summary - Chapter 7 - Networking

• Summary - Chapter 8 – Internet

Installing a Home Wireless Network

CSC101 Networking

Wireless Network Components

•http://www.linksys.com/products/display.asp?conmap=011WAP11Cdiagram.jpg&prid=157&scid=7

•Network Access Point•Wireless PCI Card•Wireless Network PC Card•Wireless USB Network Adapter

Network Access Point

• http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=157&scid=7

• Enables wireless communication between computers

Wireless-B PCI Network Adapter

• http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=36&prid=196

• Card installs in an expansion slot of most desktop computers

Wireless USB Network Adapter

• http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=435&scid=36

• Plugs into USB port

Wireless Network Adapter

• Linksys: Wireless Network Adapter

• Placed in Notebook Computer PCMCIA slot

• Ready to run in Type II or III PCMCIA-equipped notebook PCs the INetwork PC Card is truly a “must-have” for all notebook PC users.

How to Set Up a Wireless Home Network

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1277381,00.asp

• Rock the House, Wirelessly– Connect Your Wireless Router– Configure Your Router – Install a Wireless PCI Card in a Desktop PC – Install a Wireless PC Card in a Notebook PC

Shopping for Wireless Components

• http://pcmag.shopping.com/xPP-Wireless_Adapters-wireless_PCI_card~CR-1~DW-0

• http://pcmag.shopping.com/xPC-Linksys_Wireless_G_Broadband_Router_WRT54G