LO2 Understand the key components used in networking.
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LO2 Understand the key components used in networking
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Software for Networking
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Objectives
• By the end of this session you should be able to:– Network OS
• Mac OS• Linux• Windows
– Virus Checker– Firewalls– Application Software– Security
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Network Operating Systems: Mac OS or OS X
• GUI–based operating systems, developed by Apple Inc. for Macintosh computers
• Based on UNIX• Supports pre-emptive multitasking and
memory protection• Second most active client operating system • Mac OS X 10.0 released in 2001• Version 10.11: "El Capitan“ announced June 8,
2015
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Linux• Linux is a free and open-source operating
system for PCs• The user interface, or “shell”, is either a
command-line interface (CLI), a graphical user interface (GUI)
• It is a modular, Unix-like OS
• Linux distributionsare common as server operating systems
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Linux
• Various “flavours” SUSE, Fedora, Red Hat, Ubuntu
• Linux distributions are also popular in the netbook market
• Android built on Linux kernel
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Microsoft Windows
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Virus Checker
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Firewalls
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Security
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Application Software
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Anti-virus and other protective softwareProtecting the network against these attacks, which are usually carried out by determined and very clever ‘cyber criminals’, starts with the network manager. The designers and installers have taken great care (one hopes) to provide protection tools, but if they are not used properly, or at all, disaster will happen eventually.