A computer network connects independent computers allowing people to share files, peripherals, and communicate. The basic components of a network include at least two computers or devices connected via a networking interface card and cable or wireless connection. Common network types are LANs for local connections and WANs for long-distance connections. Protocols like TCP/IP are standards that allow networked devices to communicate by defining addressing and data transmission.
Hypothesis driven design is a powerful method to ensure features you build in your product are valuable and well evidenced. This quick presentation, delivered internally to DWP Digital colleagues, gives tips on writing high quality hypotheses to work from.
Usability engineering aims to design easy to use and intuitive websites that appeal to many users. Jakob Nielsen is a leading expert in web usability who established discount usability engineering methods using small sample tests repeated frequently. Common usability problems include poor navigation, slow loading speeds, and unclear wording. Ignoring usability can lead to lost sales and customers as frustrated users will visit competitors instead.
Mobile App UI UX Design Improvement Proposal PowerPoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Our client (client_name) requires UI/UX design for their mobile app to be simple yet engaging to efficiently attract users. We propose providing creative and scalable designs including wireframes, prototypes, and a reference document to incorporate designs into the app. Our proven experience and focus on goals, design, and support will help (client_name) improve their mobile app experience.
This report summarizes a heuristic evaluation of the edX.org discussion board conducted by a single user experience designer. Ten usability heuristics were used to evaluate the interface. Several violations were found, including external links opening in the same window without indication, difficulty finding the "Add a Post" option, and inconsistent cursor feedback. Recommendations focused on providing better system feedback and streamlining navigation. The evaluation aimed to identify usability issues and improve the online learning experience on edX.org.
The document discusses different types of research designs used in marketing research. It describes exploratory research, descriptive research, and causal research. Exploratory research aims to gain insights and understand problems, descriptive research describes market characteristics, and causal research determines cause-and-effect relationships. Common research designs include cross-sectional designs, which collect data from samples once, and longitudinal designs, which collect data from the same samples repeatedly over time. The document also discusses potential sources of error in research designs.
This document provides an overview of key considerations for UX design of mobile apps. It discusses identifying target customers and the context of mobile use. Designs should be simple, focused on the main task, safe, brief and clear. Patterns and conventions should be followed to reduce learning curves. Touch screens require larger interaction areas and thumb zones. Designs need to support multiple orientations and be efficient. Icons are important for branding and understanding. Usability and emotion in design are emphasized. Iterative testing with users is important.
Tao Zhang's UX research portfolio summarizes his background and experience in UX research. It highlights two main projects: researching student needs for a new active learning center library space through observations and interviews, and usability testing of a university library website redesign. The portfolio also describes analytics of library database search logs and e-book usage, as well as a usability study of e-books identifying issues for different experience levels.
This document discusses the concept of media convergence. It provides several definitions of convergence, including the coming together of previously separate industries like computing, printing, film and audio due to technological developments and mergers between companies. Convergence is described as the flow of content across multiple media platforms, cooperation between industries, and how audiences will access content from different sources. The document also discusses different types of convergence including technological, economic, cultural, organic, and global convergence. It notes some advantages and disadvantages of convergence for both media industries and audiences.
Hypothesis driven design is a powerful method to ensure features you build in your product are valuable and well evidenced. This quick presentation, delivered internally to DWP Digital colleagues, gives tips on writing high quality hypotheses to work from.
Usability engineering aims to design easy to use and intuitive websites that appeal to many users. Jakob Nielsen is a leading expert in web usability who established discount usability engineering methods using small sample tests repeated frequently. Common usability problems include poor navigation, slow loading speeds, and unclear wording. Ignoring usability can lead to lost sales and customers as frustrated users will visit competitors instead.
Mobile App UI UX Design Improvement Proposal PowerPoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Our client (client_name) requires UI/UX design for their mobile app to be simple yet engaging to efficiently attract users. We propose providing creative and scalable designs including wireframes, prototypes, and a reference document to incorporate designs into the app. Our proven experience and focus on goals, design, and support will help (client_name) improve their mobile app experience.
This report summarizes a heuristic evaluation of the edX.org discussion board conducted by a single user experience designer. Ten usability heuristics were used to evaluate the interface. Several violations were found, including external links opening in the same window without indication, difficulty finding the "Add a Post" option, and inconsistent cursor feedback. Recommendations focused on providing better system feedback and streamlining navigation. The evaluation aimed to identify usability issues and improve the online learning experience on edX.org.
The document discusses different types of research designs used in marketing research. It describes exploratory research, descriptive research, and causal research. Exploratory research aims to gain insights and understand problems, descriptive research describes market characteristics, and causal research determines cause-and-effect relationships. Common research designs include cross-sectional designs, which collect data from samples once, and longitudinal designs, which collect data from the same samples repeatedly over time. The document also discusses potential sources of error in research designs.
This document provides an overview of key considerations for UX design of mobile apps. It discusses identifying target customers and the context of mobile use. Designs should be simple, focused on the main task, safe, brief and clear. Patterns and conventions should be followed to reduce learning curves. Touch screens require larger interaction areas and thumb zones. Designs need to support multiple orientations and be efficient. Icons are important for branding and understanding. Usability and emotion in design are emphasized. Iterative testing with users is important.
Tao Zhang's UX research portfolio summarizes his background and experience in UX research. It highlights two main projects: researching student needs for a new active learning center library space through observations and interviews, and usability testing of a university library website redesign. The portfolio also describes analytics of library database search logs and e-book usage, as well as a usability study of e-books identifying issues for different experience levels.
This document discusses the concept of media convergence. It provides several definitions of convergence, including the coming together of previously separate industries like computing, printing, film and audio due to technological developments and mergers between companies. Convergence is described as the flow of content across multiple media platforms, cooperation between industries, and how audiences will access content from different sources. The document also discusses different types of convergence including technological, economic, cultural, organic, and global convergence. It notes some advantages and disadvantages of convergence for both media industries and audiences.
The document discusses various methods of sampling used in business statistics, including probability and non-probability sampling. Probability sampling methods ensure that every element in the population has a known chance of being selected in the sample. These include random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, multistage sampling, and probability proportional to size sampling. Non-probability sampling methods do not assign a measurable probability to being selected, and include quota sampling, accidental sampling, purposive sampling, voluntary sampling, and snowball sampling. The document also outlines advantages and disadvantages of different sampling techniques.
This document contains a list of 4 UI designers and their names and roles. It also contains the name of 1 UI/UX designer. The document ends with listing some website resources for UI, UX and design including Smashing Magazine, UX Magazine, Designer News, Invision App, and UX Design Edge.
This document discusses the phases of multimedia development and production team roles. It describes 9 phases of multimedia development: 1) Planning, 2) Creating, and 3) Testing. Each phase involves several steps such as developing the concept, stating the purpose, identifying the audience, determining design, developing specifications, storyboarding, creating content, authoring, and testing. It also outlines the roles of team members like project managers, designers, writers, programmers, and producers. Storyboarding is used to represent screen designs and navigation links.
UX design, service design and design thinkingSylvain Cottong
User experience design (UX) aims to enhance user satisfaction and productivity by improving the usability, accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the user and the product. UX design uses techniques from human-centered design and information architecture to understand users and specify program requirements from the early stages of product development. Service design applies similar human-centered principles to the design of services to improve customer experience. Key benefits of UX and service design include higher conversion rates, reduced costs, improved customer satisfaction and loyalty, and a competitive advantage.
Human Computer Interaction Chapter 3 HCI in the Software Process and Design ...VijiPriya Jeyamani
The document discusses various aspects of the software development life cycle and human-computer interaction design rules. It describes the typical phases of software development like requirements specification, architectural design, detailed design, coding, testing, and maintenance. It also discusses design principles, standards, guidelines, heuristics and patterns that can improve usability. Iterative design and prototyping approaches are presented as methods to refine requirements and designs. The importance of documenting design rationale is highlighted.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in research methods for journalism and mass communication. It defines research and discusses the differences between quantitative and qualitative research. It also outlines the different types of science, including natural and social sciences. Additionally, it covers topics like the scientific method, academic vs private research, audience and market research, online research methods, and the typical steps involved in the research process from developing a research problem to analyzing and reporting results.
Analysis and statement of the research problemBruno Mmassy
The document outlines how to analyze and define a research problem. It discusses identifying the core problem, possible contributing factors, and their relationships. The analysis should group factors into broad categories and determine the research focus and scope. A problem analysis diagram can show the relationships between a problem and its contributing elements. Finally, the problem statement should describe the problem's nature by discussing its magnitude, distribution, severity and how identified factors may contribute to the problem.
Defining Personas is an introduction to the usage of "Personas" in User Experience.
Helps identifying the user groups of the website we're developing...by selecting characteristics of those groups.
Research design provides a framework for conducting marketing research projects by detailing the necessary procedures to obtain needed information. There are two main types of research design: exploratory and conclusive. Exploratory research formulates problems, identifies actions, develops hypotheses, and isolates key variables through methods like expert surveys, pilot surveys, and case studies. Conclusive research has clearly defined information needs, is formal/structured, uses large samples, and applies quantitative analysis and findings to decision making. Descriptive and causal research are also discussed.
The document discusses several important aspects of selecting and formulating a research problem. It notes that choosing a suitable research problem is one of the most difficult phases of a research project. Researchers should analyze limited aspects of broad problems and narrowly focus their research. Good research topics are interesting, researchable, significant, manageable, and ethical. Operational definitions that specify exact meanings are important. Narrowing the focus of a topic and involving experts can help refine research problems.
These applications offer the function of an image and presentation software without the trouble of purchasing and installing the presentation software on your device.
This document defines and describes different types of media. It discusses conventional media, such as print media like newspapers and books, television, movies, video games, music, mobile phones, and software. Conventional media refers to forms of mass communication that existed before digital media. The document also defines new media as media that uses electronic devices like mobile phones, laptops, and computers, as well as applications like social media platforms and online content. Both conventional and new media are examples of channels that store and deliver information to people.
A Practical Guide To Mixed Methodologies For UX ResearchUXDXConf
We've all heard it. The best UX research method is the mixed-method. By combining both qualitative and quantitative data the better you can understand your users. Is there such thing as too much data?
In this session, Alina will talk through how to manage your user insights to tangible actions and plan for your team. She will talk through:
- How in Allegro user insights is collated through research, big data and behavioural sciences but what happens next;
- How to prioritise your data/insights;
- What challenges can you encounter and how to solve them; and
- What best practices she uses to ensure the team is aligned in understanding these insights.
This document outlines a lecture on non-parametric statistics. It begins by defining parametric and non-parametric tests, noting that non-parametric tests do not require assumptions of normality and can be used when data is not of sufficient quality for parametric tests. It then reviews the assumptions of common parametric t-tests and how to determine if the data violates assumptions. The document introduces several non-parametric tests: the Mann-Whitney U test for comparing two independent groups, the Wilcoxon test for comparing two related groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test for comparing three or more independent groups. It provides examples and outlines how to perform each test in SPSS.
Mass communication involves the production and transmission of messages to large audiences through media organizations. It is one way that communication occurs at the societal level. Mass media, such as radio, television and newspapers, enable information to reach large numbers of people simultaneously. Agricultural extension systems rely on mass communication to disseminate information to farmers and rural communities. While face-to-face communication remains important, new information and communication technologies, including cyber extension through online portals and wireless networks, show promise in helping extension systems reach more farmers.
an introduction and characteristics of sampling, types of sampling and errorsGunjan Verma
This document discusses sampling methods used in research. It defines key terms like population, sample, sampling units and strategies. The main types of sampling discussed are probability sampling which uses random selection, and non-probability sampling which does not. Specific probability methods covered include simple random sampling, systematic random sampling, stratified random sampling and cluster sampling. Non-probability methods discussed are convenience sampling, purposive sampling, quota sampling, and snowball sampling. The document also addresses sample size determination, sources of error in sampling like sampling error and non-sampling error, and concludes with advantages of sampling.
This document outlines a project to develop an event management planner website. The website will allow event organizers and clients to connect for arranging various event services such as catering, location, photography, and more. It will feature user account creation, event posting, budget setting, bidding, communication tools, and order confirmation. The system will be built as a web application using ASP.NET for the front-end, with a SQL Server database backend. It will follow an iterative development process over 8 months to meet the goals of facilitating event arrangement services between organizers and clients.
Applied research - Research Methodology - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science. It accesses and uses some part of the research communities' (the academia's) accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state-, business-, or client-driven purpose.
Multistage Sampling Technique - Probability Sampling - Mass Media Research.pptxMuhammad Awais
Multistage sampling is the taking of samples in stages using smaller and smaller sampling units at each stage. Multistage sampling can be a complex form of cluster sampling because it is a type of sampling which involves dividing the population into groups (or clusters).
A computer network connects two or more computers allowing people to share files, printers, and other resources. The basic components of a network include computers, network interface cards, connection medium like wires or cables, and network operating system software. There are different types of networks including local area networks (LANs) within a building, wide area networks (WANs) connecting multiple LANs over long distances, and metropolitan area networks (MANs) within a city. The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model describes how network components work together in layers to enable communication. Ethernet is a common physical layer technology used to set up LANs.
A computer network connects two or more computers together to allow sharing of resources like files, printers and bandwidth. The main components of a network include computers, networking interface cards, connection medium like cables, and network operating system software. Common network types are LANs for local connections and WANs for wide area connections between locations. Protocols like TCP/IP are used to allow communication between different computers and networks. Ethernet is a common standard for LAN connections using cables like twisted pair or fiber optic.
The document discusses various methods of sampling used in business statistics, including probability and non-probability sampling. Probability sampling methods ensure that every element in the population has a known chance of being selected in the sample. These include random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, multistage sampling, and probability proportional to size sampling. Non-probability sampling methods do not assign a measurable probability to being selected, and include quota sampling, accidental sampling, purposive sampling, voluntary sampling, and snowball sampling. The document also outlines advantages and disadvantages of different sampling techniques.
This document contains a list of 4 UI designers and their names and roles. It also contains the name of 1 UI/UX designer. The document ends with listing some website resources for UI, UX and design including Smashing Magazine, UX Magazine, Designer News, Invision App, and UX Design Edge.
This document discusses the phases of multimedia development and production team roles. It describes 9 phases of multimedia development: 1) Planning, 2) Creating, and 3) Testing. Each phase involves several steps such as developing the concept, stating the purpose, identifying the audience, determining design, developing specifications, storyboarding, creating content, authoring, and testing. It also outlines the roles of team members like project managers, designers, writers, programmers, and producers. Storyboarding is used to represent screen designs and navigation links.
UX design, service design and design thinkingSylvain Cottong
User experience design (UX) aims to enhance user satisfaction and productivity by improving the usability, accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the user and the product. UX design uses techniques from human-centered design and information architecture to understand users and specify program requirements from the early stages of product development. Service design applies similar human-centered principles to the design of services to improve customer experience. Key benefits of UX and service design include higher conversion rates, reduced costs, improved customer satisfaction and loyalty, and a competitive advantage.
Human Computer Interaction Chapter 3 HCI in the Software Process and Design ...VijiPriya Jeyamani
The document discusses various aspects of the software development life cycle and human-computer interaction design rules. It describes the typical phases of software development like requirements specification, architectural design, detailed design, coding, testing, and maintenance. It also discusses design principles, standards, guidelines, heuristics and patterns that can improve usability. Iterative design and prototyping approaches are presented as methods to refine requirements and designs. The importance of documenting design rationale is highlighted.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in research methods for journalism and mass communication. It defines research and discusses the differences between quantitative and qualitative research. It also outlines the different types of science, including natural and social sciences. Additionally, it covers topics like the scientific method, academic vs private research, audience and market research, online research methods, and the typical steps involved in the research process from developing a research problem to analyzing and reporting results.
Analysis and statement of the research problemBruno Mmassy
The document outlines how to analyze and define a research problem. It discusses identifying the core problem, possible contributing factors, and their relationships. The analysis should group factors into broad categories and determine the research focus and scope. A problem analysis diagram can show the relationships between a problem and its contributing elements. Finally, the problem statement should describe the problem's nature by discussing its magnitude, distribution, severity and how identified factors may contribute to the problem.
Defining Personas is an introduction to the usage of "Personas" in User Experience.
Helps identifying the user groups of the website we're developing...by selecting characteristics of those groups.
Research design provides a framework for conducting marketing research projects by detailing the necessary procedures to obtain needed information. There are two main types of research design: exploratory and conclusive. Exploratory research formulates problems, identifies actions, develops hypotheses, and isolates key variables through methods like expert surveys, pilot surveys, and case studies. Conclusive research has clearly defined information needs, is formal/structured, uses large samples, and applies quantitative analysis and findings to decision making. Descriptive and causal research are also discussed.
The document discusses several important aspects of selecting and formulating a research problem. It notes that choosing a suitable research problem is one of the most difficult phases of a research project. Researchers should analyze limited aspects of broad problems and narrowly focus their research. Good research topics are interesting, researchable, significant, manageable, and ethical. Operational definitions that specify exact meanings are important. Narrowing the focus of a topic and involving experts can help refine research problems.
These applications offer the function of an image and presentation software without the trouble of purchasing and installing the presentation software on your device.
This document defines and describes different types of media. It discusses conventional media, such as print media like newspapers and books, television, movies, video games, music, mobile phones, and software. Conventional media refers to forms of mass communication that existed before digital media. The document also defines new media as media that uses electronic devices like mobile phones, laptops, and computers, as well as applications like social media platforms and online content. Both conventional and new media are examples of channels that store and deliver information to people.
A Practical Guide To Mixed Methodologies For UX ResearchUXDXConf
We've all heard it. The best UX research method is the mixed-method. By combining both qualitative and quantitative data the better you can understand your users. Is there such thing as too much data?
In this session, Alina will talk through how to manage your user insights to tangible actions and plan for your team. She will talk through:
- How in Allegro user insights is collated through research, big data and behavioural sciences but what happens next;
- How to prioritise your data/insights;
- What challenges can you encounter and how to solve them; and
- What best practices she uses to ensure the team is aligned in understanding these insights.
This document outlines a lecture on non-parametric statistics. It begins by defining parametric and non-parametric tests, noting that non-parametric tests do not require assumptions of normality and can be used when data is not of sufficient quality for parametric tests. It then reviews the assumptions of common parametric t-tests and how to determine if the data violates assumptions. The document introduces several non-parametric tests: the Mann-Whitney U test for comparing two independent groups, the Wilcoxon test for comparing two related groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test for comparing three or more independent groups. It provides examples and outlines how to perform each test in SPSS.
Mass communication involves the production and transmission of messages to large audiences through media organizations. It is one way that communication occurs at the societal level. Mass media, such as radio, television and newspapers, enable information to reach large numbers of people simultaneously. Agricultural extension systems rely on mass communication to disseminate information to farmers and rural communities. While face-to-face communication remains important, new information and communication technologies, including cyber extension through online portals and wireless networks, show promise in helping extension systems reach more farmers.
an introduction and characteristics of sampling, types of sampling and errorsGunjan Verma
This document discusses sampling methods used in research. It defines key terms like population, sample, sampling units and strategies. The main types of sampling discussed are probability sampling which uses random selection, and non-probability sampling which does not. Specific probability methods covered include simple random sampling, systematic random sampling, stratified random sampling and cluster sampling. Non-probability methods discussed are convenience sampling, purposive sampling, quota sampling, and snowball sampling. The document also addresses sample size determination, sources of error in sampling like sampling error and non-sampling error, and concludes with advantages of sampling.
This document outlines a project to develop an event management planner website. The website will allow event organizers and clients to connect for arranging various event services such as catering, location, photography, and more. It will feature user account creation, event posting, budget setting, bidding, communication tools, and order confirmation. The system will be built as a web application using ASP.NET for the front-end, with a SQL Server database backend. It will follow an iterative development process over 8 months to meet the goals of facilitating event arrangement services between organizers and clients.
Applied research - Research Methodology - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science. It accesses and uses some part of the research communities' (the academia's) accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state-, business-, or client-driven purpose.
Multistage Sampling Technique - Probability Sampling - Mass Media Research.pptxMuhammad Awais
Multistage sampling is the taking of samples in stages using smaller and smaller sampling units at each stage. Multistage sampling can be a complex form of cluster sampling because it is a type of sampling which involves dividing the population into groups (or clusters).
A computer network connects two or more computers allowing people to share files, printers, and other resources. The basic components of a network include computers, network interface cards, connection medium like wires or cables, and network operating system software. There are different types of networks including local area networks (LANs) within a building, wide area networks (WANs) connecting multiple LANs over long distances, and metropolitan area networks (MANs) within a city. The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model describes how network components work together in layers to enable communication. Ethernet is a common physical layer technology used to set up LANs.
A computer network connects two or more computers together to allow sharing of resources like files, printers and bandwidth. The main components of a network include computers, networking interface cards, connection medium like cables, and network operating system software. Common network types are LANs for local connections and WANs for wide area connections between locations. Protocols like TCP/IP are used to allow communication between different computers and networks. Ethernet is a common standard for LAN connections using cables like twisted pair or fiber optic.
This chapter provides an overview of computer networks, including different network types, topologies, protocols, and hardware components. It discusses how networks connect various devices to share resources and information. Local area networks (LANs) connect devices within a single location, while wide area networks (WANs) connect multiple LANs across large geographical areas. Network types include wireless LANs, personal area networks, metropolitan area networks, and peer-to-peer networks. The chapter also covers benefits of networking such as reduced costs, increased communication and collaboration capabilities, centralized administration and backup, and avoidance of file duplication.
Web application security is the process of protecting websites and online services against different security threats that exploit vulnerabilities in an application’s code . Common targets for web application attacks are content management systems Web application security is important to any business as it helps to keep web applications functioning smoothly and protect businesses from cyber vandalism, data theft, unethical competition, and other negative consequences . Web applications may face a number of attack types depending on the attacker’s goals, the nature of the targeted organization’s work. A web application (web app) is an application program that is stored on a remote server and delivered over the internet through a browser interface. Web services are web apps by definition and many, although not all, websites contain web apps.
This document provides an overview of an introductory technical seminar report on computer networking. It discusses the need for computer networking, different networking models and types of computer networks. It also describes the key components of a network including network services, transmission media, protocols and data transmission modes. The document is intended to provide students with foundational knowledge on computer networking concepts in partial fulfillment of requirements for a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering.
A network connects two or more computers to share resources like printers, files, or allow communication. Common network types are local area networks (LANs) within a specific location like a home or office, and wide area networks (WANs) that connect multiple LANs over longer distances. Network hardware includes servers to store and share information, workstations for users, network cards to connect devices to the network, and switches, routers and firewalls to direct traffic and enhance security. Different types of cabling like unshielded twisted pair, fiber optic or wireless are used depending on the network's needs.
A network connects computers to share resources and exchange files. Common types of networks include local area networks (LANs), which connect computers in a small area like a building, and wide area networks (WANs), which connect larger geographic areas like countries. LANs use servers to provide services to connected workstations, while WANs can connect LANs across long distances using technologies like cables or satellites. Installing a school network provides benefits like centralized user access control, information sharing, internet access, and flexible access for students, but also has disadvantages such as high installation costs and needing administrative support.
A computer network connects two or more computers to allow sharing of resources and communication. It can be a local area network (LAN) spanning a single building, or a wide area network (WAN) across continents. The main components are computers, cables or wireless connections, network cards, and network operating software. Computer networks provide benefits like sharing hardware and software, communication, and accessing data remotely, but also have disadvantages such as high installation costs and potential points of failure. Networks can be organized as peer-to-peer, with each computer sharing directly, or client-server with dedicated server computers providing centralized resources to client computers. Common network types include LANs, WANs, MANs, PANs, and
This document provides an overview of computer networks. It defines a computer network as allowing connected devices to exchange data via either cable or wireless connections. It then classifies networks based on size into personal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). The document also discusses network topologies, architectures, features, uses, advantages and disadvantages of computer networks.
This document provides an overview of computer networks. It defines a computer network as allowing connected devices to exchange data via either cable or wireless connections. It then classifies networks based on size into personal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). The document also discusses network topologies, architectures, features, uses, advantages and disadvantages of computer networks.
Location convenience is an important factor for customers when choosing a financial institution, as customers prefer banks that have branches or ATMs located near their home or work within 2 km. To increase convenience and competitiveness, banks aim to expand their branch and ATM networks, which can be done organically by building new locations or inorganically by acquiring existing networks from competitors or partners, though acquired networks may not complement existing networks perfectly due to coverage overlap.
A network connects devices together to share information and services. A computer network allows sharing of documents, email, websites, databases, music and other resources. Protocols like IP and HTTP facilitate communication across networks. The OSI and DoD models are reference models that provide standards for protocol communication. Networks can be local area networks (LANs) covering a small area like a building, or wide area networks (WANs) spanning large distances. Network architectures include peer-to-peer, client/server, and mainframe/terminal, with client/server being the most common today.
A network connects two or more computers to share resources like printers and files. Businesses need computer networks to avoid duplicating equipment, communicate efficiently, and manage shared resources, which increases productivity and saves money. The main types of networks are local area networks (LANs) within an office or building, metropolitan area networks (MANs) within a city, and wide area networks (WANs) across large geographic areas.
A network connects two or more computers to share resources like printers and files. There are two main types of networks: wired networks that connect computers through cables and wireless networks that connect through radio waves. Networks allow businesses to share equipment and resources efficiently, communicate easily, and increase productivity while saving money compared to individual computers.
Networks connect millions of devices and range from simple home networks to vast networks spanning the globe. They allow for sharing of resources and communication between connected devices. Networks consist of end devices like computers and servers, intermediary devices like switches and routers, and various connection media like wires, fiber optic cables, and wireless transmission. Topology diagrams use symbols to visually represent how all the network components are connected physically and logically.
The document discusses networking and telecommunications. It provides an overview of network basics including why organizations use networks, advantages of networks over standalone computers, and common network types including local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). It also covers network architectures, topologies, protocols, media, and security considerations.
A computer network is a set of connected computers that allows nodes to share resources like access to the Internet, printers, and file servers. There are several types of computer networks defined by their size, including local area networks (LANs), personal area networks (PANs), wide area networks (WANs), and more. Computer networks can be implemented using devices like hubs, switches, routers, and bridges to connect the nodes. Common problems on networks like IP address and firewall issues can often be solved through configuration changes. Computer networks have applications in file transfers, communications, and other areas that enhance collaboration and productivity.
A SURVEY OF COMPUTER NETWORKING THEORY AND PRACTICEKate Campbell
This document provides an overview of computer networking theory and practice. It discusses the key components of a computer network, including network interface cards, hubs, routers, modems, and switches. These components work together to connect devices and allow for the exchange of digital information across computer networks. The document also covers different types of computer networks like local area networks, wide area networks, and wireless networks. It explains how networks are designed and configured, with a focus on important aspects like security, performance, and dependability.
This document provides information on different types of computer networks and networking concepts. It discusses local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), campus area networks (CANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), home area networks (HANs), intranets, and extranets. It also covers topics like server-based networks, client/server networks, peer-to-peer networks, topologies (such as star, mesh, bus, ring, and tree), protocols (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI), network media (twisted pair wire, coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, wireless), and network devices (hubs, switches, bridges, routers,
A SURVEY OF COMPUTER NETWORKING THEORY AND PRACTICEIRJET Journal
This document provides an overview of computer networking theory and practice. It discusses the key components of a computer network including network interface cards, hubs, routers, modems, switches, and cables. It describes different types of networks like local area networks, wide area networks, and wireless networks. The document also covers the uses of computer networks like resource sharing, communication, the server-client model, e-commerce, and as a communication medium. Finally, it discusses the benefits of computer networks such as sharing resources, improved communication, increased security, remote access, and cost savings, as well as some potential disadvantages.
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
Enterprise Knowledge’s Joe Hilger, COO, and Sara Nash, Principal Consultant, presented “Building a Semantic Layer of your Data Platform” at Data Summit Workshop on May 7th, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.
This presentation delved into the importance of the semantic layer and detailed four real-world applications. Hilger and Nash explored how a robust semantic layer architecture optimizes user journeys across diverse organizational needs, including data consistency and usability, search and discovery, reporting and insights, and data modernization. Practical use cases explore a variety of industries such as biotechnology, financial services, and global retail.
ScyllaDB Real-Time Event Processing with CDCScyllaDB
ScyllaDB’s Change Data Capture (CDC) allows you to stream both the current state as well as a history of all changes made to your ScyllaDB tables. In this talk, Senior Solution Architect Guilherme Nogueira will discuss how CDC can be used to enable Real-time Event Processing Systems, and explore a wide-range of integrations and distinct operations (such as Deltas, Pre-Images and Post-Images) for you to get started with it.
DynamoDB to ScyllaDB: Technical Comparison and the Path to SuccessScyllaDB
What can you expect when migrating from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB? This session provides a jumpstart based on what we’ve learned from working with your peers across hundreds of use cases. Discover how ScyllaDB’s architecture, capabilities, and performance compares to DynamoDB’s. Then, hear about your DynamoDB to ScyllaDB migration options and practical strategies for success, including our top do’s and don’ts.
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) invited Taylor Paschal, Knowledge & Information Management Consultant at Enterprise Knowledge, to speak at a Knowledge Management Lunch and Learn hosted on June 12, 2024. All Office of Administration staff were invited to attend and received professional development credit for participating in the voluntary event.
The objectives of the Lunch and Learn presentation were to:
- Review what KM ‘is’ and ‘isn’t’
- Understand the value of KM and the benefits of engaging
- Define and reflect on your “what’s in it for me?”
- Share actionable ways you can participate in Knowledge - - Capture & Transfer
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Keywords: AI, Containeres, Kubernetes, Cloud Native
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Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
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Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
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Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
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* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
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Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
Day 4 - Excel Automation and Data ManipulationUiPathCommunity
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In this fourth session, we shall learn how to automate Excel-related tasks and manipulate data using UiPath Studio.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About Excel Automation and Excel Activities
About Data Manipulation and Data Conversion
About Strings and String Manipulation
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Excel Automation with the Modern Experience in Studio
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Facilitation Skills - When to Use and Why.pptxKnoldus Inc.
In this session, we will discuss the world of Agile methodologies and how facilitation plays a crucial role in optimizing collaboration, communication, and productivity within Scrum teams. We'll dive into the key facets of effective facilitation and how it can transform sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. The participants will gain valuable insights into the art of choosing the right facilitation techniques for specific scenarios, aligning with Agile values and principles. We'll explore the "why" behind each technique, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and responsiveness in the ever-evolving Agile landscape. Overall, this session will help participants better understand the significance of facilitation in Agile and how it can enhance the team's productivity and communication.
Elasticity vs. State? Exploring Kafka Streams Cassandra State StoreScyllaDB
kafka-streams-cassandra-state-store' is a drop-in Kafka Streams State Store implementation that persists data to Apache Cassandra.
By moving the state to an external datastore the stateful streams app (from a deployment point of view) effectively becomes stateless. This greatly improves elasticity and allows for fluent CI/CD (rolling upgrades, security patching, pod eviction, ...).
It also can also help to reduce failure recovery and rebalancing downtimes, with demos showing sporty 100ms rebalancing downtimes for your stateful Kafka Streams application, no matter the size of the application’s state.
As a bonus accessing Cassandra State Stores via 'Interactive Queries' (e.g. exposing via REST API) is simple and efficient since there's no need for an RPC layer proxying and fanning out requests to all instances of your streams application.
MongoDB to ScyllaDB: Technical Comparison and the Path to SuccessScyllaDB
What can you expect when migrating from MongoDB to ScyllaDB? This session provides a jumpstart based on what we’ve learned from working with your peers across hundreds of use cases. Discover how ScyllaDB’s architecture, capabilities, and performance compares to MongoDB’s. Then, hear about your MongoDB to ScyllaDB migration options and practical strategies for success, including our top do’s and don’ts.
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Digital Turbine, the Leading Mobile Growth & Monetization Platform, did the analysis and made the leap from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB Cloud on GCP. Suffice it to say, they stuck the landing. We'll introduce Joseph Shorter, VP, Platform Architecture at DT, who lead the charge for change and can speak first-hand to the performance, reliability, and cost benefits of this move. Miles Ward, CTO @ SADA will help explore what this move looks like behind the scenes, in the Scylla Cloud SaaS platform. We'll walk you through before and after, and what it took to get there (easier than you'd guess I bet!).
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
An Introduction to All Data Enterprise IntegrationSafe Software
Are you spending more time wrestling with your data than actually using it? You’re not alone. For many organizations, managing data from various sources can feel like an uphill battle. But what if you could turn that around and make your data work for you effortlessly? That’s where FME comes in.
We’ve designed FME to tackle these exact issues, transforming your data chaos into a streamlined, efficient process. Join us for an introduction to All Data Enterprise Integration and discover how FME can be your game-changer.
During this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Why Data Integration Matters: How FME can streamline your data process.
- The Role of Spatial Data: Why spatial data is crucial for your organization.
- Connecting & Viewing Data: See how FME connects to your data sources, with a flash demo to showcase.
- Transforming Your Data: Find out how FME can transform your data to fit your needs. We’ll bring this process to life with a demo leveraging both geometry and attribute validation.
- Automating Your Workflows: Learn how FME can save you time and money with automation.
Don’t miss this chance to learn how FME can bring your data integration strategy to life, making your workflows more efficient and saving you valuable time and resources. Join us and take the first step toward a more integrated, efficient, data-driven future!
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CTO Insights: Steering a High-Stakes Database MigrationScyllaDB
In migrating a massive, business-critical database, the Chief Technology Officer's (CTO) perspective is crucial. This endeavor requires meticulous planning, risk assessment, and a structured approach to ensure minimal disruption and maximum data integrity during the transition. The CTO's role involves overseeing technical strategies, evaluating the impact on operations, ensuring data security, and coordinating with relevant teams to execute a seamless migration while mitigating potential risks. The focus is on maintaining continuity, optimising performance, and safeguarding the business's essential data throughout the migration process
CTO Insights: Steering a High-Stakes Database Migration
Networking tutorial
1. Basic Networking Tutorial
What is a computer Network?
A network is any collection of independent computers that communicate with one another over a shared network
medium. A computer network is a collection of two or more connected computers. When these computers are joined
in a network, people can share files and peripherals such as modems, printers, tape backup drives, or CD-ROM
drives. When networks at multiple locations are connected using services available from phone companies, people
can send e-mail, share links to the global Internet, or conduct video conferences in real time with other remote users.
When a network becomes open sourced it can be managed properly with online collaboration software. As
companies rely on applications like electronic mail and database management for core business operations,
computer networking becomes increasingly more important.
Every network includes:
At least two computers Server or Client workstation.
Networking Interface Card's (NIC)
A connection medium, usually a wire or cable, although wireless communication between
networked computers and peripherals is also possible.
Network Operating system software, such as Microsoft Windows NT or 2000, Novell NetWare, Unix
and Linux.
Types of Networks:
LANs (Local Area Networks)
A network is any collection of independent computers that communicate with one another over a shared network
medium. LANs are networks usually confined to a geographic area, such as a single building or a college campus.
LANs can be small, linking as few as three computers, but often link hundreds of computers used by thousands of
people. The development of standard networking protocols and media has resulted in worldwide proliferation of LANs
throughout business and educational organizations.
WANs (Wide Area Networks)
Wide area networking combines multiple LANs that are geographically separate. This is accomplished by connecting
the different LANs using services such as dedicated leased phone lines, dial-up phone lines (both synchronous and
asynchronous), satellite links, and data packet carrier services. Wide area networking can be as simple as a modem
and remote access server for employees to dial into, or it can be as complex as hundreds of branch offices globally
linked using special routing protocols and filters to minimize the expense of sending data sent over vast distances.
Internet
The Internet is a system of linked networks that are worldwide in scope and facilitate data communication services
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With the meteoric rise in demand for connectivity, the Internet has become a communications highway for millions of
users. The Internet was initially restricted to military and academic institutions, but now it is a full-fledged conduit for
any and all forms of information and commerce. Internet websites now provide personal, educational, political and
economic resources to every corner of the planet.
Intranet
With the advancements made in browser-based software for the Internet, many private organizations are
implementing intranets. An intranet is a private network utilizing Internet-type tools, but available only within that
organization. For large organizations, an intranet provides an easy access mode to corporate information for
employees.
MANs (Metropolitan area Networks)
The refers to a network of computers with in a City.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
VPN uses a technique known as tunneling to transfer data securely on the Internet to a remote access server on your
workplace network. Using a VPN helps you save money by using the public
Internet instead of making long–distance phone calls to connect securely
with your private network. There are two ways to create a VPN connection,
by dialing an Internet service provider (ISP), or connecting directly to
Internet.
Categories of Network:
Network can be divided in to two main
categories:
Peer-to-peer.
Server – based.
In peer-to-peer networking there are no dedicated servers or hierarchy
among the computers. All of the computers are equal and therefore known
as peers. Normally each computer serves as Client/Server and there is no
one assigned to be an administrator responsible for the entire network.
Peer-to-peer networks are good choices for needs of small organizations
where the users are allocated in the same general area, security is not an
issue and the organization and the network will have limited growth within
the
foreseeable
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The term Client/server refers to the concept of sharing the work involved in processing data between the client
computer and the most powerful server computer.
The client/server network is the most efficient way to provide:
Databases and management of applications such as Spreadsheets, Accounting, Communications and
Document management.
Network management.
Centralized file storage.
The client/server model is basically an implementation of distributed or cooperative processing. At the heart of the
model is the concept of splitting application functions between a client and a server processor. The division of labor
between the different processors enables the application designer to place an application function on the processor
that is most appropriate for that function. This lets the software designer optimize the use of processors--providing the
greatest
possible
return
on
investment
for
the
hardware.
Client/server application design also lets the application provider mask the actual location of application function. The
user often does not know where a specific operation is executing. The entire function may execute in either the PC or
server, or the function may be split between them. This masking of application function locations enables system
implementers to upgrade portions of a system over time with a minimum disruption of application operations, while
protecting the investment in existing hardware and
software.
The OSI Model:
Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model has
become an International standard and serves as a guide
for networking. This model is the best known and most
widely used guide to describe networking environments.
Vendors
design
network
products
based
on
the
specifications of the OSI model. It provides a description
of how network hardware and software work together in
a layered fashion to make communications possible. It
also helps with trouble shooting by providing a frame of
reference that describes how components are supposed
to
function.
There are seven to get familiar with and these are the
physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, and the application
layer.
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Physical Layer, is just that the physical parts of the network such as wires, cables, and there media along
with the length. Also this layer takes note of the electrical signals that transmit data throughout system.
Data Link Layer, this layer is where we actually assign meaning to the electrical signals in the network. The
layer also determines the size and format of data sent to printers, and other devices. Also I don't want to
forget that these are also called nodes in the network. Another thing to consider in this layer is will also allow
and define the error detection and correction schemes that insure data was sent and received.
Network Layer, this layer provides the definition for the connection of two dissimilar networks.
Transport Layer, this layer allows data to be broken into smaller packages for data to be distributed and
addressed to other nodes (workstations).
Session Layer, this layer helps out with the task to carry information from one node (workstation) to another
node (workstation). A session has to be made before we can transport information to another computer.
Presentation Layer, this layer is responsible to code and decode data sent to the node.
Application Layer, this layer allows you to use an application that will communicate with say the operation
system of a server. A good example would be using your web browser to interact with the operating system
on a server such as Windows NT, which in turn gets the data you requested.
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most popular physical layer LAN technology in use today. Other LAN types include Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, Fiber
Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and LocalTalk. Ethernet is popular because it
strikes a good balance between speed, cost and ease of installation. These benefits, combined with wide acceptance
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in the computer marketplace and the ability to support virtually all popular network protocols, make Ethernet an ideal
networking technology for most computer users today. The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
defines the Ethernet standard as IEEE Standard 802.3. This standard defines rules for configuring an Ethernet
network as well as specifying how elements in an Ethernet network interact with one another. By adhering to the
IEEE standard, network equipment and network protocols can communicate efficiently.
Fast Ethernet
For Ethernet networks that need higher transmission speeds, the Fast Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3u) has been
established. This standard raises the Ethernet speed limit from 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 100 Mbps with only
minimal changes to the existing cable structure. There are three types of Fast Ethernet: 100BASE-TX for use with
level 5 UTP cable, 100BASE-FX for use with fiber-optic cable, and 100BASE-T4 which utilizes an extra two wires for
use with level 3 UTP cable. The 100BASE-TX standard has become the most popular due to its close compatibility
with the 10BASE-T Ethernet standard. For the network manager, the incorporation of Fast Ethernet into an existing
configuration presents a host of decisions. Managers must determine the number of users in each site on the network
that need the higher throughput, decide which segments of the backbone need to be reconfigured specifically for
100BASE-T and then choose the necessary hardware to connect the 100BASE-T segments with existing 10BASE-T
segments. Gigabit Ethernet is a future technology that promises a migration path beyond Fast Ethernet so the next
generation of networks will support even higher data transfer speeds.
Token Ring
Token Ring is another form of network configuration which differs from
Ethernet in that all messages are transferred in a unidirectional manner along
the ring at all times. Data is transmitted in tokens, which are passed along the
ring and viewed by each device. When a device sees a message addressed to
it, that device copies the message and then marks that message as being
read. As the message makes its way along the ring, it eventually gets back to
the sender who now notes that the message was received by the intended
device. The sender can then remove the message and free that token for use
by
others.
Various PC vendors have been proponents of Token Ring networks at different times
and thus these types of networks have been implemented in many organizations.
FDDI
FDDI (Fiber-Distributed Data Interface) is a standard for data transmission on fiber
optic lines in a local area network that can extend in range up to 200 km (124 miles).
The FDDI protocol is based on the token ring protocol. In addition to being large
geographically, an FDDI local area network can support thousands of users.
Protocols:
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Network protocols are standards that allow computers to communicate. A protocol defines how computers identify
one another on a network, the form that the data should take in transit, and how this information is processed once it
reaches its final destination. Protocols also define procedures for handling lost or damaged transmissions or
"packets." TCP/IP (for UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95 and other platforms), IPX (for Novell NetWare), DECnet (for
networking Digital Equipment Corp. computers), AppleTalk (for Macintosh computers), and NetBIOS/NetBEUI (for
LAN Manager and Windows NT networks) are the main types of network protocols in use today.
Although each network protocol is different, they all share the same physical cabling. This common method of
accessing the physical network allows multiple protocols to peacefully coexist over the network media, and allows the
builder of a network to use common hardware for a variety of protocols. This concept is known as "protocol
independence,"
Some Important Protocols and their job:
Protocol
Acronym
Its Job
Point-To-Point
TCP/IP
The backbone protocol of
the internet. Popular also
for
intranets
using
the
internet
Transmission
Control TCP/IP
Protocol/internet Protocol
The backbone protocol of
the internet. Popular also
for
intranets
using
the
internet
Internetwork
Package IPX/SPX
This is a standard protocol
Exchange/Sequenced Packet
for
Exchange
Operating System
NetBIOS
Extended
User NetBEUI
Interface
Novell
Network
This is a Microsoft protocol
that
doesn't
support
routing to other networks
File Transfer Protocol
FTP
Used to send and receive
files from a remote host
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP
Used for the web to send
documents
that
are
encoded in HTML.
Network File Services
NFS
Allows network nodes or
workstations
to
access
files and drives as if they
were their own.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP
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network
Telnet
Used to connect to a host
and emulate a terminal
that the remote server can
recognize
Introduction to TCP/IP Networks:
TCP/IP-based networks play an increasingly important role in computer networks. Perhaps one reason for their
appeal is that they are based on an open specification that is not controlled by any vendor.
What Is TCP/IP?
TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol and IP stands for Internet Protocol. The term TCP/IP is not limited just
to these two protocols, however. Frequently, the term TCP/IP is used to refer to a group of protocols related to the
TCP and IP protocols such as the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Terminal Emulation
Protocol (TELNET), and so on.
The Origins of TCP/IP
In the late 1960s, DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency), in the United States, noticed that there
was a rapid proliferation of computers in military communications. Computers, because they can be easily
programmed, provide flexibility in achieving network functions that is not available with other types of communications
equipment. The computers then used in military communications were manufactured by different vendors and were
designed to interoperate with computers from that vendor only. Vendors used proprietary protocols in their
communications equipment. The military had a multi vendor network but no common protocol to support the
heterogeneous equipment from different vendors
Net work Cables and Stuff:
In the network you will commonly find three types of cables used these are the, coaxial cable, fiber optic and twisted
pair.
Thick Coaxial Cable
This type cable is usually yellow in color and used in what is called thicknets, and has two conductors. This coax can
be used in 500-meter lengths. The cable itself is made up of a solid center wire with a braided metal shield and
plastic sheathing protecting the rest of the wire.
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As with the thick coaxial cable is used in thicknets the thin version is used in thinnets. This type cable is also used
called or referred to as RG-58. The cable is really just a cheaper version of the thick cable.
Fiber Optic Cable
As we all know fiber optics are pretty darn cool and not cheap. This cable is smaller and can carry a vast amount of
information fast and over long distances.
Twisted Pair Cables
These come in two flavors of unshielded and shielded.
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
Is more common in high-speed networks. The
biggest difference you will see in the UTP and
STP is that the STP use's metallic shield
wrapping to protect the wire from interference.
-Something else to note about these cables is
that they are defined in numbers also. The bigger
the number the better the protection from
interference. Most networks should go with no
less than a CAT 3 and CAT 5 is most
recommended.
-Now you know about cables we need to know
about connectors. This is pretty important and
you will most likely need the RJ-45 connector.
This is the cousin of the phone jack connector
and looks real similar with the exception that the
RJ-45 is bigger. Most commonly your connector
are in two flavors and this is BNC (Bayonet Naur Connector) used in thicknets and the RJ-45 used in smaller
networks using UTP/STP.
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
This is the most popular form of cables in the network and the cheapest form that you can go with. The UTP has four
pairs of wires and all inside plastic sheathing. The biggest reason that we call it Twisted Pair is to protect the wires
from interference from themselves. Each wire is only protected with a thin plastic sheath.
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Now to familiarize you with more on the Ethernet and it's cabling we need to look at the 10's. 10Base2, is considered
the thin Ethernet, thinnet, and thinwire which uses light coaxial cable to create a 10 Mbps network. The cable
segments in this network can't be over 185 meters in length. These cables connect with the BNC connector. Also as
a
note
these
unused
connection
must
have
a
terminator,
which
will
be
a
50-ohm
terminator.
10Base5, this is considered a thicknet and is used with coaxial cable arrangement such as the BNC connector. The
good side to the coaxial cable is the high-speed transfer and cable segments can be up to 500 meters between
nodes/workstations. You will typically see the same speed as the 10Base2 but larger cable lengths for more
versatility.
10BaseT, the “T” stands for twisted as in UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) and uses this for 10Mbps of transfer. The
down side to this is you can only have cable lengths of 100 meters between nodes/workstations. The good side to
this network is they are easy to set up and cheap! This is why they are so common an ideal for small offices or
homes.
100BaseT, is considered Fast Ethernet uses STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) reaching data transfer of 100Mbps. This
system is a little more expensive but still remains popular as the 10BaseT and cheaper than most other type
networks.
This
on
of
course
would
be
the
cheap
fast
version.
10BaseF, this little guy has the advantage of fiber optics and the F stands for just that. This arrangement is a little
more complicated and uses special connectors and NIC's along with hubs to create its network. Pretty darn neat and
not
to
cheap
on
the
wallet.
An important part of designing and installing an Ethernet is selecting the appropriate Ethernet medium. There are four
major types of media in use today: Thickwire for 10BASE5 networks, thin coax for 10BASE2 networks, unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) for 10BASE-T networks and fiber optic for 10BASE-FL or Fiber-Optic Inter-Repeater Link (FOIRL)
networks. This wide variety of media reflects the evolution of Ethernet and also points to the technology's flexibility.
Thickwire was one of the first cabling systems used in Ethernet but was expensive and difficult to use. This evolved to
thin coax, which is easier to work with and less expensive.
Network Topologies:
What is a Network topology?
A
network
topology
is
the
geometric
arrangement
of
nodes
and
cable
links
in
a
LAN,
There are three topology's to think about when you get into networks. These are the star, rind, and the bus.
Star, in a star topology each node has a dedicated set of wires connecting it to a central network hub. Since all traffic
passes through the hub, the hub becomes a central point for isolating network problems and gathering network
statistics.
Ring, a ring topology features a logically closed loop. Data packets travel in a single direction around the ring from
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one network device to the next. Each network device acts as a repeater, meaning it regenerates the signal
Bus, the bus topology, each node (computer, server, peripheral etc.) attaches directly to a common cable. This
topology most often serves as the backbone for a network. In some instances, such as in classrooms or labs, a bus
will connect small workgroups
Collisions:
Ethernet is a shared media, so there are rules for sending packets of data to avoid conflicts and protect data integrity.
Nodes determine when the network is available for sending packets. It is possible that two nodes at different locations
attempt to send data at the same time. When both PCs are transferring a packet to the network at the same time, a
collision
will
result.
Minimizing collisions is a crucial element in the design and operation of networks. Increased collisions are often the
result of too many users on the network, which results in a lot of contention for network bandwidth. This can slow the
performance of the network from the user's point of view. Segmenting the network, where a network is divided into
different pieces joined together logically with a bridge or switch, is one way of reducing an overcrowded network.
Ethernet Products:
The standards and technology that have just been discussed help define the specific products that network managers
use to build Ethernet networks. The following text discusses the key products needed to build an Ethernet LAN.
Transceivers
Transceivers are used to connect nodes to the various Ethernet media. Most computers and network interface cards
contain a built-in 10BASE-T or 10BASE2 transceiver, allowing them to be connected directly to Ethernet without
requiring an external transceiver. Many Ethernet devices provide an AUI connector to allow the user to connect to
any media type via an external transceiver. The AUI connector consists of a 15-pin D-shell type connector, female on
the computer side, male on the transceiver side. Thickwire (10BASE5) cables also use transceivers to allow
connections.
For Fast Ethernet networks, a new interface called the MII (Media Independent Interface) was developed to offer a
flexible way to support 100 Mbps connections. The MII is a popular way to connect 100BASE-FX links to copperbased Fast Ethernet devices.
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Network
Interface
Cards:
Network
cards,
interface
commonly
referred to as NICs,
and
are
used
to
connect a PC to a
network.
The
NIC
provides a physical
connection between
the networking cable
and the computer's
internal
bus.
Different computers
have different bus architectures; PCI bus master slots are most commonly found on 486/Pentium PCs and ISA
expansion slots are commonly found on 386 and older PCs. NICs come in three basic varieties: 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32bit. The larger the number of bits that can be transferred to the NIC, the faster the NIC can transfer data to the
network
cable.
Many NIC adapters comply with Plug-n-Play specifications. On these systems, NICs are automatically configured
without user intervention, while on non-Plug-n-Play systems, configuration is done manually through a setup program
and/or
DIP
switches.
Cards are available to support almost all networking standards, including the latest Fast Ethernet environment. Fast
Ethernet NICs are often 10/100 capable, and will automatically set to the appropriate speed. Full duplex networking is
another option, where a dedicated connection to a switch allows a NIC to operate at twice the speed.
Hubs/Repeaters:
Hubs/repeaters are used to connect together two or more Ethernet segments of any media type. In larger designs,
signal quality begins to deteriorate as segments exceed their maximum length. Hubs provide the signal amplification
required to allow a segment to be extended a greater distance. A hub takes any incoming signal and repeats it out all
ports.
Ethernet hubs are necessary in star topologies such as 10BASE-T. A multi-port twisted pair hub allows several pointto-point segments to be joined into one network. One end of the point-to-point link is attached to the hub and the
other is attached to the computer. If the hub is attached to a backbone, then all computers at the end of the twisted
pair segments can communicate with all the hosts on the backbone. The number and type of hubs in any onecollision domain is limited by the Ethernet rules. These repeater rules are discussed in more detail later.
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Network Type
Max
Nodes Max
Distance
Per Segment
Per Segment
10BASE-T
2
100m
10BASE2
30
185m
10BASE5
100
500m
10BASE-FL
2
2000m
Adding Speed:
While repeaters allow LANs to extend beyond normal distance limitations, they still limit the number of nodes that can
be supported. Bridges and switches, however, allow LANs to grow significantly larger by virtue of their ability to
support full Ethernet segments on each port. Additionally, bridges and switches selectively filter network traffic to only
those packets needed on each segment - this significantly increases throughput on each segment and on the overall
network. By providing better performance and more flexibility for network topologies, bridges and switches will
continue to gain popularity among network managers.
Bridges:
The function of a bridge is to connect separate networks together. Bridges connect different networks types (such as
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet) or networks of the same type. Bridges map the Ethernet addresses of the nodes residing
on each network segment and allow only necessary traffic to pass through the bridge. When a packet is received by
the bridge, the bridge determines the destination and source segments. If the segments are the same, the packet is
dropped ("filtered"); if the segments are different, then the packet is "forwarded" to the correct segment. Additionally,
bridges
do
not
forward
bad
or
misaligned
packets.
Bridges are also called "store-and-forward" devices because they look at the whole Ethernet packet before making
filtering or forwarding decisions. Filtering packets, and regenerating forwarded packets enable bridging technology to
split a network into separate collision domains. This allows for greater distances and more repeaters to be used in the
total network design.
Ethernet Switches:
Ethernet switches are an expansion of the concept in Ethernet bridging. LAN switches can link four, six, ten or more
networks together, and have two basic architectures: cut-through and store-and-forward. In the past, cut-through
switches were faster because they examined the packet destination address only before forwarding it on to its
destination segment. A store-and-forward switch, on the other hand, accepts and analyzes the entire packet before
forwarding
it
to
its
destination.
It takes more time to examine the entire packet, but it allows the switch to catch certain packet errors and keep them
from propagating through the network. Both cut-through and store-and-forward switches separate a network into
collision domains, allowing network design rules to be extended. Each of the segments attached to an Ethernet
switch has a full 10 Mbps of bandwidth shared by fewer users, which results in better performance (as opposed to
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hubs that only allow bandwidth sharing from a single Ethernet). Newer switches today offer high-speed links, FDDI,
Fast Ethernet or ATM. These are used to link switches together or give added bandwidth to high-traffic servers. A
network composed of a number of switches linked together via uplinks is termed a "collapsed backbone" network.
Routers:
Routers filter out network traffic by specific protocol rather than by packet address. Routers also divide networks
logically instead of physically. An IP router can divide a network into various subnets so that only traffic destined for
particular IP addresses can pass between segments. Network speed often decreases due to this type of intelligent
forwarding. Such filtering takes more time than that exercised in a switch or bridge, which only looks at the Ethernet
address. However, in more complex networks, overall efficiency is improved by using routers.
What is a network firewall?
A firewall is a system or group of systems that enforces an access control policy between two networks. The actual
means by which this is accomplished varies widely, but in principle, the firewall can be thought of as a pair of
mechanisms: one which exists to block traffic, and the other which exists to permit traffic. Some firewalls place a
greater emphasis on blocking traffic, while others emphasize permitting traffic. Probably the most important thing to
recognize about a firewall is that it implements an access control policy. If you don't have a good idea of what kind of
access you want to allow or to deny, a firewall really won't help you. It's also important to recognize that the firewall's
configuration, because it is a mechanism for enforcing policy, imposes its policy on everything behind it.
Administrators for firewalls managing the connectivity for a large number of hosts therefore have a heavy
responsibility.
Network Design Criteria:
Ethernets and Fast Ethernets have design rules that must be followed in order to function correctly. Maximum
number of nodes, number of repeaters and maximum segment distances are defined by the electrical and
mechanical
design
properties
of
each
type
of
Ethernet
and
Fast
Ethernet
media.
A network using repeaters, for instance, functions with the timing constraints of Ethernet. Although electrical signals
on the Ethernet media travel near the speed of light, it still takes a finite time for the signal to travel from one end of a
large Ethernet to another. The Ethernet standard assumes it will take roughly 50 microseconds for a signal to reach
its
destination.
Ethernet is subject to the "5-4-3" rule of repeater placement: the network can only have five segments connected; it
can only use four repeaters; and of the five segments, only three can have users attached to them; the other two
must
be
inter-repeater
links.
If the design of the network violates these repeater and placement rules, then timing guidelines will not be met and
the sending station will resend that packet. This can lead to lost packets and excessive resent packets, which can
slow network performance and create trouble for applications. Fast Ethernet has modified repeater rules, since the
minimum packet size takes less time to transmit than regular Ethernet. The length of the network links allows for a
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fewer number of repeaters. In Fast Ethernet networks, there are two classes of repeaters. Class I repeaters have a
latency of 0.7 microseconds or less and are limited to one repeater per network. Class II repeaters have a latency of
0.46 microseconds or less and are limited to two repeaters per network. The following are the distance (diameter)
characteristics for these types of Fast Ethernet repeater combinations:
Fast Ethernet
No
Copper
Repeaters
One Class I Repeater
One Class II Repeater
Two
Class
II
Repeaters
Fiber
100m
412m*
200m
272m
200m
272m
205m
228m
* Full Duplex Mode 2 km
When conditions require greater distances or an increase in the number of nodes/repeaters, then a bridge, router or
switch can be used to connect multiple networks together. These devices join two or more separate networks,
allowing network design criteria to be restored. Switches allow network designers to build large networks that function
well. The reduction in costs of bridges and switches reduces the impact of repeater rules on network design.
Each network connected via one of these devices is referred to as a separate collision domain in the overall network.
Types of Servers:
Device Servers
A device server is defined as a specialized, network-based hardware device designed to perform a single or
specialized set of server functions. It is characterized by a minimal operating architecture that requires no per seat
network operating system license, and client access that is independent of any operating system or proprietary
protocol. In addition the device server is a "closed box," delivering extreme ease of installation, minimal maintenance,
and
can
be
managed
by
the
client
remotely
via
a
Web
browser.
Print servers, terminal servers, remote access servers and network time servers are examples of device servers
which are specialized for particular functions. Each of these types of servers has unique configuration attributes in
hardware or software that help them to perform best in their particular arena.
Print Servers
Print servers allow printers to be shared by other users on the network. Supporting either parallel and/or serial
interfaces, a print server accepts print jobs from any person on the network using supported protocols and manages
those
jobs
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each
appropriate
printer.
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Print servers generally do not contain a large amount of memory; printers simply store information in a queue. When
the desired printer becomes available, they allow the host to transmit the data to the appropriate printer port on the
server. The print server can then simply queue and print each job in the order in which print requests are received,
regardless of protocol used or the size of the job.
Multiport Device Servers
Devices that are attached to a network through a multiport device server can be shared between terminals and hosts
at both the local site and throughout the network. A single terminal may be connected to several hosts at the same
time (in multiple concurrent sessions), and can switch between them. Multiport device servers are also used to
network devices that have only serial outputs. A connection between serial ports on different servers is opened,
allowing
data
to
move
between
the
two
devices.
Given its natural translation ability, a multi-protocol multiport device server can perform conversions between the
protocols it knows, like LAT and TCP/IP. While server bandwidth is not adequate for large file transfers, it can easily
handle host-to-host inquiry/response applications, electronic mailbox checking, etc. And it is far more economical
than the alternatives of acquiring expensive host software and special-purpose converters. Multiport device and print
servers
give
their
users
greater
flexibility
in
configuring
and
managing
their
networks.
Whether it is moving printers and other peripherals from one network to another, expanding the dimensions of
interoperability or preparing for growth, multiport device servers can fulfill your needs, all without major rewiring.
Access Servers
While Ethernet is limited to a geographic area, remote users such as traveling sales people need access to networkbased resources. Remote LAN access, or remote access, is a popular way to provide this connectivity. Access
servers use telephone services to link a user or office with an office network. Dial-up remote access solutions such as
ISDN or asynchronous dial introduce more flexibility. Dial-up remote access offers both the remote office and the
remote user the economy and flexibility of "pay as you go" telephone services. ISDN is a special telephone service
that offers three channels, two 64 Kbps "B" channels for user data and a "D" channel for setting up the connection.
With ISDN, the B channels can be combined for double bandwidth or separated for different applications or users.
With asynchronous remote access, regular telephone lines are combined with modems and remote access servers to
allow users and networks to dial anywhere in the world and have data access. Remote access servers provide
connection points for both dial-in and dial-out applications on the network to which they are attached. These hybrid
devices route and filter protocols and offer other services such as modem pooling and terminal/printer services. For
the remote PC user, one can connect from any available telephone jack (RJ45), including those in a hotel rooms or
on most airplanes.
Network Time Servers
A network time server is a server specialized in the handling of timing information from sources such as satellites or
radio broadcasts and is capable of providing this timing data to its attached network. Specialized protocols such as
NTP or udp/time allow a time server to communicate to other network nodes ensuring that activities that must be
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coordinated according to their time of execution are synchronized correctly. GPS satellites are one source of
information that can allow global installations to achieve constant timing.
IP Addressing:
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique identifier for a node or host connection on an IP network. An IP address
is a 32 bit binary number usually represented as 4 decimal values, each representing 8 bits, in the range 0 to 255
(known
as
octets)
separated
by
decimal
points.
This
is
known
as
"dotted
decimal"
Example:
It
notation.
140.179.220.200
is
sometimes
useful
140
to
view
the
values
.179
in
their
binary
.220
form.
.200
10001100.10110011.11011100.11001000
Every IP address consists of two parts, one identifying the network and one identifying the node. The Class of the
address and the subnet mask determine which part belongs to the network address and which part belongs to the
node address.
Address Classes:
There are 5 different address classes. You can determine which class any IP address is in by examining the first 4
bits
of
the
begin
with
IP
Class
A
addresses
0xxx,
Class
B
addresses
begin
with
10xx,
Class
C
addresses
begin
with
Class
D
addresses
begin
Class
E
addresses
begin
or
address.
1
to
126
decimal.
or
128
to
191
decimal.
110x,
or
192
to
223
decimal.
with
1110,
or
224
to
239
decimal.
with
1111,
or
240
to
254
decimal.
Addresses beginning with 01111111, or 127 decimal, are reserved for loopback and for internal testing on a local
machine. [You can test this: you should always be able to ping 127.0.0.1, which points to yourself] Class D addresses
are reserved for multicasting. Class E addresses are reserved for future use. They should not be used for host
addresses.
Now we can see how the Class determines, by default, which part of the IP address belongs to the network (N) and
which
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the
node
(n).
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Class
A
Class
--
B
Class
NNNNNNNN.nnnnnnnn.nnnnnnn.nnnnnnn
--
C
NNNNNNNN.NNNNNNNN.nnnnnnnn.nnnnnnnn
--
NNNNNNNN.NNNNNNNN.NNNNNNNN.nnnnnnnn
In the example, 140.179.220.200 is a Class B address so by default the Network part of the address (also known as
the Network Address) is defined by the first two octets (140.179.x.x) and the node part is defined by the last 2 octets
(x.x.220.200).
In order to specify the network address for a given IP address, the node section is set to all "0"s. In our example,
140.179.0.0 specifies the network address for 140.179.220.200. When the node section is set to all "1"s, it specifies a
broadcast that is sent to all hosts on the network. 140.179.255.255 specifies the example broadcast address. Note
that this is true regardless of the length of the node section.
Private Subnets:
There are three IP network addresses reserved for private networks. The addresses are 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12,
and 192.168.0.0/16. They can be used by anyone setting up internal IP networks, such as a lab or home LAN behind
a NAT or proxy server or a router. It is always safe to use these because routers on the Internet will never forward
packets
coming
from
these
addresses
Subnetting an IP Network can be done for a variety of reasons, including organization, use of different physical media
(such as Ethernet, FDDI, WAN, etc.), preservation of address space, and security. The most common reason is to
control network traffic. In an Ethernet network, all nodes on a segment see all the packets transmitted by all the other
nodes on that segment. Performance can be adversely affected under heavy traffic loads, due to collisions and the
resulting retransmissions. A router is used to connect IP networks to minimize the amount of traffic each segment
must receive.
Subnet Masking
Applying a subnet mask to an IP address allows you to identify the network and node parts of the address. The
network bits are represented by the 1s in the mask, and the node bits are represented by the 0s. Performing a bitwise
logical AND operation between the IP address and the subnet mask results in the Network Address or Number.
For
example,
using
our
test
IP
10001100.10110011.11110000.11001000
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000
address
and
the
140.179.240.200
255.255.000.000
default
Class
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Class
subnet
mask,
B
Class
10001100.10110011.00000000.00000000 140.179.000.000 Network Address
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B
IP
B
Subnet
we
get:
Address
Mask
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Default subnet masks:
Class
A
Class
B
Class
-
C
255.0.0.0
CIDR
-
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000
255.255.255.0
-
11111111.00000000.00000000.00000000
255.255.0.0
-
-
-
11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
--
Classless
InterDomain
Routing.
CIDR was invented several years ago to keep the internet from running out of IP addresses. The "classful" system of
allocating IP addresses can be very wasteful; anyone who could reasonably show a need for more that 254 host
addresses was given a Class B address block of 65533 host addresses. Even more wasteful were companies and
organizations that were allocated Class A address blocks, which contain over 16 Million host addresses! Only a tiny
percentage of the allocated Class A and Class B address space has ever been actually assigned to a host computer
on
the
Internet.
People realized that addresses could be conserved if the class system was eliminated. By accurately allocating only
the amount of address space that was actually needed, the address space crisis could be avoided for many years.
This
was
first
proposed
in
1992
as
a
scheme
called
Supernetting.
The use of a CIDR notated address is the same as for a Classful address. Classful addresses can easily be written in
CIDR
notation
(Class
A
=
/8,
Class
B
=
/16,
and
Class
C
=
/24)
It is currently almost impossible for an individual or company to be allocated their own IP address blocks. You will
simply be told to get them from your ISP. The reason for this is the ever-growing size of the internet routing table.
Just 5 years ago, there were less than 5000 network routes in the entire Internet. Today, there are over 90,000. Using
CIDR, the biggest ISPs are allocated large chunks of address space (usually with a subnet mask of /19 or even
smaller); the ISP's customers (often other, smaller ISPs) are then allocated networks from the big ISP's pool. That
way, all the big ISP's customers (and their customers, and so on) are accessible via 1 network route on the Internet.
It is expected that CIDR will keep the Internet happily in IP addresses for the next few years at least. After that, IPv6,
with 128 bit addresses, will be needed. Under IPv6, even sloppy address allocation would comfortably allow a billion
unique IP addresses for every person on earth
Examining your network with commands:
Ping
PING is used to check for a response from another computer on the network. It can tell you a great deal of
information
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and
the
computers
you
are
communicating
with.
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Ping returns different responses depending on the computer in question. The responses are similar depending on the
options
Ping
used.
uses
IP
to
request
a
response
from
the
host.
It
does
not
use
TCP
.It takes its name from a submarine sonar search - you send a short sound burst and listen for an echo - a ping coming
back.
In an IP network, `ping' sends a short data burst - a single packet - and listens for a single packet in reply. Since this
tests the most basic function of an IP network (delivery of single packet), it's easy to see how you can learn a lot from
some
`pings'.
To stop ping, type control-c. This terminates the program and prints out a nice summary of the number of packets
transmitted, the number received, and the percentage of packets lost, plus the minimum, average, and maximum
round-trip
times
of
Sample
the
packets.
ping
PING
localhost
session
(127.0.0.1):
56
data
bytes
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=0
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=1
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=2
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=3
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=4
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=5
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=6
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=7
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=8
ttl=255
time=2
ms
64
bytes
from
127.0.0.1:
icmp_seq=9
ttl=255
time=2
ms
localhost
10
ping
packets
transmitted,
round-trip
10
statistics
packets
min/avg/max
received,
=
0%
packet
2/2/2
loss
ms
meikro$
The Time To Live (TTL) field can be interesting. The main purpose of this is so that a packet doesn't live forever on
the network and will eventually die when it is deemed "lost." But for us, it provides additional information. We can use
the TTL to determine approximately how many router hops the packet has gone through. In this case it's 255 minus N
hops, where N is the TTL of the returning Echo Replies. If the TTL field varies in successive pings, it could indicate
that
the
successive
reply
packets
are
going
via
different
routes,
which
isn't
a
great
thing.
The time field is an indication of the round-trip time to get a packet to the remote host. The reply is measured in
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milliseconds. In general, it's best if round-trip times are under 200 milliseconds. The time it takes a packet to reach its
destination is called latency. If you see a large variance in the round-trip times (which is called "jitter"), you are going
to see poor performance talking to the host
NSLOOKUP
NSLOOKUP is an application that facilitates looking up hostnames on the network. It can reveal the IP address of a
host
or,
using
the
IP
address,
return
the
host
name.
It is very important when troubleshooting problems on a network that you can verify the components of the
networking process. Nslookup allows this by revealing details within the infrastructure.
NETSTAT
NETSTAT is used to look up the various active connections within a computer. It is helpful to understand what
computers or networks you are connected to. This allows you to further investigate problems. One host may be
responding well but another may be less responsive.
IPconfig
This is a Microsoft windows NT, 2000 command. It is very useful in determining what could be wrong with a network.
This command when used with the /all switch, reveal enormous amounts of troubleshooting information within the
system.
Windows
2000
Host
Name
Primary
.
.
.
DNS
Node
Type
IP
IP
.
.
Suffix
.
.
Routing
.
.
.
.
Enabled.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Configuration
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:
:
Broadcast
.
.
:
No
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:
No
WINS
Proxy
Enabled.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:
No
DNS
.
.
.
.
cowder
Enabled.
Suffix
.
.
WAN
.
.
.
.
:
.
.
.
(PPP/SLIP)
Physical
DHCP
IP
Address.
.
Enabled.
Address.
Subnet
Default
DNS
Mask
.
.
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Interface
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204.127.129.2
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Proxy
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12.90.108.123
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255.255.255.255
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12.90.108.125
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12.102.244.2