Vinil Koshy.

Mohammed Mahir. Darmini. Rishanthiy

Contents

What is a Network? Advantages & Disadvantages Of Computer Network. Network Topologies. Network O/S

 Local

The computers are geographically close together (that is, in the same building).
Metropolitan

Area Network.

(The computers are farther apart and are connected by telephone lines or radio waves).
Wide

Area Network.

Area Network.

(The computers are within a limited geographic area, such as a campus or military base.)

Advantages Of Computer Network

Sharing Resources(hardware and software) Centralized Administration Cost Efficiency Time Sharing High Security

Advantages Of Computer Network (cont)

Speed. Security. Centralized Software Management. Resource Sharing. Electronic Mail. Flexible Access. Workgroup Computing.

Disadvantages Of Computer Network

Server Dependent Require skilled person to Administrate

Implementing security features

Network Topology
(Physical Topology) (Logical Topology)

Bus

(Not to be confused with the system bus of a computer)

Ring

Tree

Mesh

Star

Advantages (Star)

Easy to install and wire.

No disruptions to the network when connecting or removing devices.

Easy to detect faults and to remove parts.

Disadvantage (Star)
o Requires more cable length than a linear topology. oIf the hub or concentrator fails, nodes attached are disabled. oMore expensive than linear bus topologies because of the cost of the concentrators.

Network Operating Systems (OS)

Windows Nt Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server Windows Server 2008 R2 Linux Unix Novell Sun Solaris Machintosh

Windows Server 2008 R2 ( Foundation).

Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard).

Windows Server 2008 R2 (Enterprise). Windows Server 2008 R2 (Datacenter). Windows Web Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 Product Overview

(Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding existing technology and adding new features.)

Virtualized your Server and Desktop Infrastructure

(Virtualization is a major part of todays data centers. The operating efficiencies offered by virtualization allow organizations to dramatically reduce operational effort and power consumption.)

Improved Web Application Platform

(Windows Server 2008 R2 includes many enhancements that make this release the most robust Windows Server Web application platform yet. It offers an updated Web server role, Internet Information Services and greater support for .NET on Server Core.)

Improved Power Management and Streamlined Management

(The ongoing management of servers in the data center is one of the most time-consuming tasks facing IT professionals today. Any management strategy you deploy must support the management of both your physical and virtual environments. To help with this problem, Windows Server 2008 R2 has new features to reduce the ongoing management of Windows Server 2008 R2 and to reduce the administrative effort for common day-to-day operational tasks.)

Increased Scalability and Reliability

(Windows Server 2008 R2 is capable of unprecedented workload size, dynamic scalability, and across-the-board availability and reliability.)

Integrated Experience with Windows 7

(Windows Server 2008 R2 has many features that are designed specifically to work with client computers running Windows 7, Microsofts most current version of the Windows client operating system. Features that are only available when running Windows 7 client computers with server computers running Windows Server 2008 R2)

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