The main computer that stores the files that can be sent to computers that are networked together is

There are people in your organization with experience or an interest in the use of computers who can help you.

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Which type of computer stores common files in a network?
What is stored in computer and accessed through a network?
Where are files stored in a client server network?
In which network each computer is responsible for making its own resources available to other computers on the network?

What Networking Capabilities Do You Have?

Many education organizationshave networks consisting of hardware, software and communications links that make it easy for people to share information electronically.

Only a few years ago, if you mentioned the word "network," it's likely that only the three major television networks would come to mind. Today, a network has a whole new meaning, especially for computer users. Yet, there similarities between a TV network and a computer network in that both are comprised of affiliates (users) who share information over a common infrastructure. Moreso, both types of networks have the goal of ensuring that information is transmitted and shared as quickly and efficiently as possible and among as many people as needed.

Many schools, districts, institutions, libraries, and education agencies have established in-house connections between computers. Some have provided mechanisms by which persons working in an organization can connect with computers outside of the organization. Often individuals establish their own linkages to networks such as the Internet by purchasing software and using a commercial service (i.e., a company that will connect you to a network so that your computer can exchange information with other computers). More frequently, in the education environment, a school will connect through a district, county or state service. A college or university department might connect through a central entity within the organization as well.

Understanding How Networking Works
A network is the complete set of hardware, software, and wiring (or, in the case of 'wireless networks', no wiring) used to connect computers together to share information and peripherals, such as printers, scanners, and modems. Networks allow information to be exchanged directly between numerous computers without having to be transcribed by hand.

The smallest networks are Local Area Networks (LANs) in which 2 to 500 or more computers are connected within a small geographic area, often a single building or classroom. Larger networks called Wide Area Networks (WANs) connect the LANs together. They may use telephone lines, dedicated cables, radio waves or other media to link computers that can be thousands of miles apart.

See Figure 3.1 to view a sample district network design.

The geometric configuration of the computers is called the topology of the network. The standards and rules by which the computers communicate on a network are called protocols. Information is stored in networks in two basic configurations:

In peer-to-peer networks, users store their files on their own computers so that anyone else on the network can access the files (and the user, in turn, can access files stored on the other networked computers as well).
In client/server networks, users store their files on a central computer from which files are accessed directly. In the client/server network, the server is the central computer that stores the information, and the client is the computer (and user) that accesses the information from that central computer. Many people think that it is generally easier to manage, back up, and protect data in a client/server network.

Networks require a variety of different types of equipment. You may have hubs or switches, where all the cables linking client computers to the server come together. The switch (a switch is just an "intelligent" hub) serves as a traffic cop for client computers within the network. A router is a special device that regulates network traffic as it enters another network, such as the traffic from a school LAN as it connects to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and, then, to the Internet.

A Note About the Internet
Perhaps the ultimate WAN is the Internet, which is a matrix of networks. The Internet connects quite literally millions of supercomputers, mainframes, workstations, personal computers, laptops and more.

The most popular application available via the Internet is the World Wide Web (WWW). It is the primary navigation tool for using the Internet. More often than not, when people say they are "online" they mean that they are connected to the Internet. Education organizations can connect to the Internet via one computer or many. A single computer might use a regular telephone line to connect to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) (such as America On Line, Earthlink, etc.). A school or office might connect numerous computers together into a LAN, as described above, and then connect those computers to a hub/switch and on to the router, which in turn is connected to the wire (or cable, or satellite) that is connected to the ISP.

It is not very efficient for an organization to have numerous computers using modems to connect to the Internet over telephone lines. Rather, it is preferable to connect to the Internet over a "digital" line that is dedicated to organizational use. A digital line allows more than one computer to access the Internet at any time. The number of computers that can access the Internet at one time is limited only by the size of the wire connecting the site to the ISP. In terms of installing digital lines in a K-12 education environment, the Federal government currently provides funds through the E-rate discount program (discussed later) which is intended to defray up to 90% of associated costs.

Which type of computer stores common files in a network?

A file server is a computer on the network that is dedicated to storing computer files. Any users on the network can read and write data to the server. USB Flash Drives: consists of a flash memory data storage device to enable data transfer between computers and other digital devices.

What is stored in computer and accessed through a network?

In computing, a file server (or fileserver) is a computer attached to a network that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. shared storage of computer files (such as text, image, sound, video) that can be accessed by the workstations that are able to reach the computer that shares the access through.

Where are files stored in a client server network?

In client/server networks, users store their files on a central computer from which files are accessed directly. In the client/server network, the server is the central computer that stores the information, and the client is the computer (and user) that accesses the information from that central computer.

In which network each computer is responsible for making its own resources available to other computers on the network?

In a peer-to-peer network, computers on the network are equal, with each workstation providing access to resources and data. This is a simple type of network where computers are able to communicate with one another and share what is on or attached to their computer with other users.