Checkpoint 2

ICT Learning
30 July 2020
How to set up and configure a small network

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

Set up an account with an Router: Switch/Hub:
Internet Service Provider (ISP) To connect your LAN to the To connect Network Devices
to receive an internet Internet (WAN) together using cables
connection to your location

Servers:
To manage network functions Firewall:
Network Cables:
such as network security, To keep network secure from
To create physical connections
network file storage, external threats.
share resources etc.
Differences of Internet and Intranet
Internet • Internet is Public (available to all Typical uses of an internet would be:
users) • Viewing web pages
• Internet is network of networks • Sending and receiving e-mail messages
• Sharing files
• Internet is global
• Communicating using voice (VOIP) and
• Internet has more information than an
video (video-conferencing)
intranet • Playing multi-player games
• Streaming Video/audio Content
• Online Shopping/Banking
Intranet • Intranet is within one organisation Typical uses of an intranet would be:
(Private) • Viewing internal web pages (e.g.
• Intranets tend to be company schools, university's etc.)
• Internal e-mail and instant-
policed/managed
messaging between workers
• Intranet has an extra layer of security
• Sharing of internal documents
• Data found in an intranet is likely to be
more reliable/relevant than that found
on the Internet
Network based on range : Personal Area Network
• PAN or Personal Area Network is a
telecommunications network
between one device and another
in a very short distance.
• Control on the PAN network is
carried out with its own authority,
privately / privately.
Network based on range : Local Area Network
• LAN is a Local Area Network
• LAN covers a small area (normally
confined to one building or within
a close proximity).
• LAN consists of number of
computers and devices that
usually connect to a switch which
is connected to a router.
Network based on range : Wireless Local Area Network
• A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a LAN that
uses radio signals (WiFi) to connect
computers instead of cables.
• Devices know Access Points (AP) are
connected to the wired network at
fixed locations.
• These devices provide the wireless
access to devices on the network.
• It is much more convenient to use
wireless connections instead of
running long wires all over a
building.
Network based on range : Metropolitan Area Network
• MAN or often called the
Metropolitan Area Network is a
computer network that covers a
large area, such as covering inter-
city.

• MAN is used because the speed of

data transfer is known to be fast.
To create a MAN network usually
requires a telecommunications
operator as a liaison between
computer networks.
Network based on range : Wide Area Network
• WAN or Wide Area Network is a
network of many computers that are
the most widespread among LAN
and MAN networks. WAN can cover
between countries or continents.

• WAN networks are connected using

fiber optic cables and are implanted
in the ground or under the sea as a
connection, but can also be
combined with the use of satellites.
Accessing the Internet
Device Advantages Disadvantages
laptop computers • More portable and smaller in size compared • Touch pad may be difficult to
to desktop computers. use to navigate webpages.
• Bigger screens compared to tablets and • Processors are not as fast as
phones. desktop computers.
Desktop • Stable internet connection since the • Has to be connected to a
connection is normally wired. power supply at all times.
• Use of input devices including pointing • Not portable.
devices to make navigation easier.
Tablets • Tablet: More portable than desktops/laptops • Signal strength dependant on
however less than phones. location.
• Mobile: Portable: Easy to carry around and • Smaller display screen.
use whilst on the move. • Not all websites designed to be
• Mobile: Always likely to have a mobile phone used by mobiles/tablets.
Smart Phones
at all times. • Touch screen may be difficult
• Mobile: Can access internet via phone to use.
networks (4G) • Limited battery Life.
I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain
in me and I in you, you
will bear much fruit;
apart from me you can
do nothing.
John 15:5 NIV