Networking Basics : What You Need To Know

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Table of Contents
Section 1..........................................................................................................................................2
List of Network Devices..............................................................................................................2
List of Server...............................................................................................................................3
Section 2..........................................................................................................................................4
Workstation Hardware.................................................................................................................4
Networking Software...................................................................................................................5
Section 3..........................................................................................................................................6
List of Server Systems.................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Section 1
List of Network Devices
1. Router: This is networking device which forwards data packets among the computer
networks. Routers perform functions of traffic directing over web. Data sent by using
Internet like email, is in data packets’ form. The packet is forwarded typically from a
router to other router by networks which constitute internetwork till this reaches
destination mode. Connection is made of router to many data lines from several IP
networks (Prakash, Krishnaraj and Sheikh-Ahmad 2019). When there is data packet
within any of lines, the information on network address within packet header is read by
the router for determining ultimate destination. By using this information within routing
table, the packet is directed to next network over the journey.
2. Switch: It is networking hardware which connects the devices over computer network
through using the packets switching for forwarding and receiving data to destination
device. It is multiport network bridge which uses addresses of MAC for forwarding data
are OSI model’s data link layer. Few switches could forward data also at network layer
through incorporating the routing functionality. These switches are termed as switches of
layer-3 or multilayer switches.
3. Wireless Access Point: It is networking device which allows others devices of Wi-Fi for
connecting to wired network. Router is connected with AP through wired network as
standalone device (Li et al. 2019). However, it could be router’s integral component
itself. AP could be differentiated from hotspot that is physical address where access of
Wi-Fi to WLAN could be available.

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List of Server
1. Web Server: This is a server hardware or software that is dedicated to run said software
which could satisfy World Wide Web. It could contain several websites. Incoming
requests of network are processed by it over HTTP along with other protocols (Ramírez
et al. 2016). Web server’s major function is delivering, storing and processing web pages
for the clients.
2. File Server: It is computer which is attached with network which provides location of
shared disk access, which is accessed through workstations which are able in reaching
computer which shares access by computer network. Server highlights machine’s role
within traditional server-client scheme, where clients are workstations by using storage.
The programs are not run or perform the computational tasks of client workstations. They
are found normally in offices and schools, where local area network is used for
connecting to computers of the client.
3. Database Server: It is server that uses database application which provides services of
database to all other programs and is known as server-client model. Functionalities of
database server are provided by database management systems and few database
management systems depend of server-client model for access of database (Setiyadi and
Setiawan 2018). Query language is used by maximum database applications.
4. Combination Server: It is a server which fulfills several requirements Several services
such as file, web, database and application are provided by it. Several systems are used
for producing combination server.