PRACTICAL

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKING

In the world of computing, the knowledge of how computers communicate in a

network is very important to being a good network technician. This chapter

introduces you to the basics of what makes a network tick, and covers basic

topics and terminology that will set the foundation for the rest of your studies.

More and more people are building home and small office networks now as a

result of the low cost of networking devices such as hubs and home routers. As a

Network Certified Professional, you will need to ensure that you can support

these small, medium and large networks, such so we will start by learning some

basic terms.

A network is a group of systems that are connected to allow sharing of resourcessuch

as files or printers –or sharing of services-such as an Internet connection.

There are two aspects of setting up a network the hardware used to connect the

systems together and the software installed on the computers to allow them to

communicate. This chapter is designed to give you an understanding of the

hardware used to build a network and later chapters discuss the software needed.

The network hardware is made up of two basic components: the entities that want

to share the information or resources such as servers and workstations, and the

medium that enables the entities to communicate, which is a cable or wireless

medium.

TASKS:

1. Format the heading as follows:

a) Bold and centre the heading

b) Font name: Baskerville Old Face; Font size-15

2. Format first paragraph as follows:

a) Font name: Segoe UI, font size – 15

b) Underline the word ‘Network’

c) Insert a word art and type the word ‘Computer’ and format it behind the text

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3. Format second paragraph as follows:

a) Create a Drop Cap with four lines to drop

b) Shade last sentence

c) Create any line border having a width of 6pt

4. Format third paragraph as follows:

a) Font name: Trebuchet MS, font size – 13

b) Bold and underline the word internet connection

5. Print one cop