Korma, the best source for your network needs.
Our connectivity products include:
Network-ready PCs
Printers and print servers
Network hubs
Network interface cards
Routers
Network Interface cards
Network switches
Network management tools
Designed to work together or separately, they deliver maximum
performance, location flexibility, easy shared access, simple setup, low initial
purchase cost, and the long-term advantages of network office productivity
and sharing.
Networking can connect your people, computers, and peripherals -- and centralize
software and information. An in-house network can streamline your business
operations, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs. You can improve
access to essential business information and access and distribute information
from the Internet
Moreover, workers can share peripherals, and applications -- as well as information.
Electronic mail and facsimile transmissions can enhance communications --
with highly effective data security. All of which cuts costs and boosts productivity.
For example, online database access speeds order processing, credit authorization,
billing, and collections. A network can also help increase timeliness and
accuracy in critical areas such as inventory control, client contact management,
and professional time-keeping.
There are basically three classes of networks: local area networks (LANs),
wide area networks (WANs), and intranets. (The Internet, of course, is the
ultimate network, and we'll address that separately next.)
Some helpful definitions:
LAN: a local area network is a collection of physically
connected personal computers and peripherals, located in a single location.
There are two types of LANs: client/server and peer-to-peer.
Client/server LANs: these flexible, secure networks have
a dedicated host computer called a server on which data and software are stored.
The server allows users of networked PCs -- called clients -- to access that
information and share printers, modems, and other peripheral devices. These
are the most common type of LANs because of their high-capacity, high performance
capabilities.
Peer-to-Peer LANs: these simple networks are best in low-volume
situations where you need merely to give users mutual access to computer files
and peripherals
WANs: a wide area network connects a collection of LANs in
remote locations through telephone lines, as well as satellites or other wireless
technologies. WANs are client/server networks.
Intranets: this is a secure, internal-use-only company network
that uses the same software technologies as the publicly accessible Internet
(next).
The major components of a network are:
Workstation: any desktop or laptop personal computer connected
to the network.
Fileserver: again, this is the heart of a LAN or WAN, a central
host system for storing and managing information -- and sharing peripherals.
Networking Operating System (NOS): this is the system software
that manages the file server and other devices on the network. Novell Netware
and Microsoft Windows NT are the leading network operating systems.
Network adapter: this hardware component, usually installed
inside the PC, allows workstations to communicate via the network -- this
is where the cable to the rest of the network "plugs in."
Network hub: through special cabling, the hub allows the
data communication among networked devices.
