IT201 CHAPTER 1

Enables instant real-time communication between two/more people

Without the constraints of location/time zone, allow individuals to communicate with each other, often across real-time interactive video

Allows people to share files with each other without having to store and download them from a central server

Web pages that groups of people can edit and view together

Consists of interactive websites where people and communities create and share user-generated content with friends, family, peers, and the world

Web pages that are easy to update and edit, giving anyone a means to communicate their thoughts to a global audience without technical knowledge of web design

Allows people to deliver their audio recordings to a wide audience

Enable sharing of resources, such as printers, documents, pictures, and music between few local computers

Used by corporation and schools, can have many locations with hundreds/thousands of interconnected computers

An example of this is the Internet

Used by self-employed entrepreneurs to advertise and sell products, order supplies, and communicate with customers

Computers connected to a network that participate directly in network communication; also known as end devices

Computers with software that enable them to provide to request and display information obtained from the server; I.e. Web browser

Computers with software that enable them to provide information, like email/web pages, to other end devices on the network

Choose three characteristics of Peer-to-Peer Networking