专业英语ch06-第6章-计算机专业论文文体.pptVIP

6.5 计算机网络 Computer Networks Information resource sharing is usually provided by using either the file-server or client-server method. Using the file-server method, the server sends an entire file at a time. The requesting computer then performs the processing. With the client-server method, as much processing as possible is done on the server system before data is transmitted. 6.5 计算机网络 Computer Networks Wide Area Networks (WANs) A wide area network, or WAN, is geographic in scope (as opposed to local) and uses telephone lines, microwaves, satellites, or a combination of communications channels. Public wide area network companies include so-called common carriers such as the telephone companies. Telephone company deregulation has encouraged a number of companies to build their own wide area networks. Star Network A star network (Fig 6-6) contains a central computer and one or more terminals or personal computers connected to it, forming a star. A pure star network consists of only point-to-point lines between the terminals and the computer, but most star networks, such as the one shown in Fig 6-5, include both point-to-point lines and multidrop lines. 6.5 计算机网络 Computer Networks ?Bus Network When a bus network is used, all the devices in the network are connected to and share a single cable. Information is transmitted in either direction from any one personal computer to another. Any message can be directed to a specific device. An advantage of the bus network is that devices can be attached or detached from the network at any point without disturbing the rest of the network. In addition, if one computer on the network fails, this does not affect the other users of the network. ?Ring Network A ring network does not use a centralized host computer. Rather, a circle of computers communicate with one another (Fig 6-6). A ring network can be useful when the processing is not done at a central site, but at local sites. Fox example, computers could be located in t