Lecture 4 sharing of resources on network

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LectureNo.4
SharingofResourcesonNetwork
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2. Shared Resources
•Sharedresources,alsoknownasnetwork
resources.
•Itrefertocomputerdata,information,or
hardwaredevicesthatcanbeeasilyaccessed
fromaremotecomputerthroughalocalarea
network(LAN)orenterpriseintranet.
•Successfulsharedresourceaccessallowsusersto
operateasifthesharedresourcewereontheir
owncomputer.
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Definition 1

3. Shared Resources
•The most frequently used shared network
environment objects are files, data,
multimedia and hardware resources like
printers, fax machines and scanners.
Definition 1
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4. Shared Resources
•SharedLANpointsareusedbyavarietyofsystem
resources,suchasharddrives,printers,scanners
andnetworkcards.
•Fileandprintersharingoccurviatwonetwork
communicationmechanisms:peer-to-peer(P2P)
sharingandtheclient-servernetworkmodel.
Definition 2
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5. Shared Resources
•Datafilesarealsoimportantnetworkresources
sharedbythosewhomustcollaborateon
projects.
•Bysharinginformationacrossanetwork,workers
easilycanmodifyandupdatetextdocuments,
spreadsheetsandgraphicdesignprojectswithout
havingtosendlargefilesthroughemailor
transferringfilesthroughportableflashdrives.
Definition 3
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6. Shared Resources
•Security:Organizationspresent ongoing
opportunities for unauthorized shared resources.
Security mechanisms should beimplementedto
provide efficient parameters.
Sharing network resources requires abiding by certain constraints, as follows:
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7. Shared Resources
•Compatibility:Various client-server operating
systems may be installed, but the client must
have a compatible OS or application to access
shared resources.
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8. Shared Resources
•Mapping:Any shared OS hardware drive, file or
resource may be accessed via mapping, which
requires a shared destination address and naming
conventions.
•File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and File Sharing:FTP
is not affected by shared resources because the
Internet is FTP’s backbone. File sharing is an LAN
concept.
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