Well I don't know about you, but the first time I herd the word Networking I thought it was the same thing as the Internet.  I thought that the Internet was a Network, well I was wrong. A Network is defined as anything that resembles a net in how it looks or functions.  Oh, so its kinda like a fishing net!  Well now I knew I had to find out more about Networking and how it functioned. So, here's alittle information about networking.

 

Computer networks are generally classified two different ways.  The first classification of networks involves the device that actually controls the network.  The second classification involves the distance between the devices.

 

Two types of networks can be classified by the device that controls the network.  The first type is a peer-to-peer network; the second type is a server-based network. In a peer-to-peer network, no single high-powered computer controls and manages the network. The server-based network is controlled by at least one special high-powered computer.

 

 

A person known as the Network Manager is responsible for overseeing the server-based network, determining which resources should be made avalible and setting the permissions over the resources.

 

Viewlets are media rich and easy-to-build productions. Essentially, they are animated screen shots with balloon comments. Viewlets are created with ViewletBuilder software by Qarbon, Inc. Viewers can watch Viewlets with no plug-ins and each Viewlet file size is small so there is no problem with modem speed on the download.

 

Qarbon allows a free frial download of their authoring tool so you can use it to create web ready demos. If you would like to look at other Viewlets or try one yourself you can go to the link bellow.