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Published: September 21, 2006
Computer networking has done wonders for bringing people together in many aspects. Depending on the size of the network, file sharing can be made possible over short and long distances. Cell phones have customized it through use of hands free sets, computers utilize the Internet, and game consoles use wireless modems to interact with one another in different rooms.
In a personal area network (PAN), the technology has to be close to the person. This can be anything from a wireless home phone, to the popular Blue tooth which works on a slightly higher frequency then the Internet. Personal area networking plays on the concept of being able to plug into something. It then picks up the signal of that object (say the frequency your cell phone is on) and operates only off that signal. However, if two subjects using PAN come within close proximity of one another, they'll be able communicate without the plug in with just one another. Moreover, the further the subject goes from the plug in, the weaker the signal becomes. It only operates within a few meters of one another, thus making larger scale networking impossible. This was the basic concept behind Person to Person PDA sharing.
Local area networking (LAN) is the most common for getting on the Internet. Yet with LANs, limitations can be set on certain websites. This kind of networking used mostly in schools and businesses is called the Intranet. The Intranet uses technologies like the Ethernet that firewalls other computers from getting into the network.
Campus area networking (CAN) is exclusively for universities with dorm life or for inter-major networking. Through campus networks, the teachers can connect with their students easily and the student can take online classes without being in the classroom. The network is mostly firewalled against things that may be inappropriate to view (obtrusively inappropriate) but is larger than a LAN and smaller than a wide area network.
PANs, LANs, and CANs gave way to online networking. This is where Myspace and the strictly inter networking Facebook came from. While Myspace allows people to connect all over the world through use of rudimentary and sometimes crude web pages, Facebook focuses just on schooling. When someone fills out a profile to network, it only points in the direction of people within their major or someone who may have the same musical interests. Game consoles like Xbox or Playstation use networking to find gamers all over the world. Most gamers will tell you this is important because of the huge amount of cheat codes available when there's someone in Japan who's already played and beaten the game you're stuck on.
Ultimately, even though its exclusive usage remains in offices, computer networking remains an excellent medium for expanding the range of people you meet.
"Computer Networking." Wikipedia. 15 September 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networking
Bradley Mitchell Intranet . About, Inc. The New York Times Company 2006. 15 September 06.
In a personal area network (PAN), the technology has to be close to the person. This can be anything from a wireless home phone, to the popular Blue tooth which works on a slightly higher frequency then the Internet. Personal area networking plays on the concept of being able to plug into something. It then picks up the signal of that object (say the frequency your cell phone is on) and operates only off that signal. However, if two subjects using PAN come within close proximity of one another, they'll be able communicate without the plug in with just one another. Moreover, the further the subject goes from the plug in, the weaker the signal becomes. It only operates within a few meters of one another, thus making larger scale networking impossible. This was the basic concept behind Person to Person PDA sharing.
Local area networking (LAN) is the most common for getting on the Internet. Yet with LANs, limitations can be set on certain websites. This kind of networking used mostly in schools and businesses is called the Intranet. The Intranet uses technologies like the Ethernet that firewalls other computers from getting into the network.
Campus area networking (CAN) is exclusively for universities with dorm life or for inter-major networking. Through campus networks, the teachers can connect with their students easily and the student can take online classes without being in the classroom. The network is mostly firewalled against things that may be inappropriate to view (obtrusively inappropriate) but is larger than a LAN and smaller than a wide area network.
PANs, LANs, and CANs gave way to online networking. This is where Myspace and the strictly inter networking Facebook came from. While Myspace allows people to connect all over the world through use of rudimentary and sometimes crude web pages, Facebook focuses just on schooling. When someone fills out a profile to network, it only points in the direction of people within their major or someone who may have the same musical interests. Game consoles like Xbox or Playstation use networking to find gamers all over the world. Most gamers will tell you this is important because of the huge amount of cheat codes available when there's someone in Japan who's already played and beaten the game you're stuck on.
Ultimately, even though its exclusive usage remains in offices, computer networking remains an excellent medium for expanding the range of people you meet.
"Computer Networking." Wikipedia. 15 September 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networking
Bradley Mitchell Intranet . About, Inc. The New York Times Company 2006. 15 September 06.
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