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Basic Computing Class #9 [Tuesday, Period 3, 3/11]
The computer lab had the same set-up as usual, except for one computer that was a bit further away from the others. Mike was standing by that one as he launched into his lecture. "Last week, we learned about the World Wide Web and using web portals for searching. But before you can start searching, you need to get on the Internet first."
Mike gave a brief overview of TCP/IP networking protocol in case anyone really wanted to know how it all worked, but he managed to stop himself before people started dozing off. "So, very simply, if we're setting up a computer for Internet use, you'll have a few more steps from what we covered in the first couple of classes. At the very least, you'll need a telephone cord to connect the internal modem to a phone jack for a dial-up connection. However, I strongly recommend you stay away from dial-up and go with a much faster broadband or DSL connection. For that, you'll need one of these modems," he said, holding up one of the broadband modems. He demonstrated how to connect the lone computer to the modem before continuing.
"Now, in the computer lab itself, we have a good example of a small network. Over here, we have three computers connected to a router. So, if I'm one the first computer, right here, and I need a file that's saved on the last computer at the end, I just have to look at the other computers on this network and retrieve it." Mike looked at the class, hoping that someone was comprehending the lecture but feeling doubtful. "Or, we can just connect the router to the modem and jump back into searching the Internet."
Mike gave a brief overview of TCP/IP networking protocol in case anyone really wanted to know how it all worked, but he managed to stop himself before people started dozing off. "So, very simply, if we're setting up a computer for Internet use, you'll have a few more steps from what we covered in the first couple of classes. At the very least, you'll need a telephone cord to connect the internal modem to a phone jack for a dial-up connection. However, I strongly recommend you stay away from dial-up and go with a much faster broadband or DSL connection. For that, you'll need one of these modems," he said, holding up one of the broadband modems. He demonstrated how to connect the lone computer to the modem before continuing.
"Now, in the computer lab itself, we have a good example of a small network. Over here, we have three computers connected to a router. So, if I'm one the first computer, right here, and I need a file that's saved on the last computer at the end, I just have to look at the other computers on this network and retrieve it." Mike looked at the class, hoping that someone was comprehending the lecture but feeling doubtful. "Or, we can just connect the router to the modem and jump back into searching the Internet."