After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- What are the advantages of a business network? (p. 564)
- How does a client/server network differ from a peer-to-peer network? (pp. 565–566)
- What are the different classifications of client/server networks? (pp. 566–569)
- What components are needed to construct a client/server network? (pp. 569–570)
- What do the various types of servers do? (pp. 570–572)
- What are the various network topologies (layouts), and why is network topology
important in planning a network? (pp. 572–578)
- What types of transmission media are used in client/server networks? (pp. 578–583)
- What software needs to run on computers attached to a client/server network, and
how does this software control network communications? (pp. 583–584)
- How do network adapters enable computers to participate in a client/server
network? (pp. 584–586)
- What devices assist in moving data around a client/server network? (pp. 586–588)
- What measures are employed to keep large networks secure? (pp. 588–595)
