Posts Tagged ‘Cabling’

Gaming Through Computer Networking

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

One of the essential needs of mankind (other than food, clothing, and shelter) is entertainment. We have had many forms of entertainment since the dawn of the human race such as dancing, singing, chanting, and acting. Many of these forms of entertainment have become traditions to many cultures from across the globe. No matter what taste a society may have, they have their own form of entertainment.

People have been playing games for many reasons; some of them are to relieve them of boredom, others to escape the harsh realities of life, and some to simply relax. Regardless of what reasons they have, games have been played by everyone. The evolution of video games has come hand in hand with technological advances that may or may not be directly involved with them. We have come a long way since the days of Pac Man and Space Invader. One discipline that has helped the development of video games has been computer Networking.

Computer Networking

This is the act of connecting computers or a network of them together. This can be the connection of computers and other devices. We see this through connecting devices such as modems, webcams, fax machines, and printers to our computers.

LAN

A local area network connects computers within a room, house, or building. Gamers have experienced the advantages of playing video games that utilize computer networking. Multiplayer games such as first person shooters, real-time strategy games, and racing games have been popular amongst gamers. They have been able to play on computers that are connected, and are able to interact with each other within the game. This has made video games an increasingly social activity, unlike before when people would just play by themselves, or with just one other player at a time. With a local area network, 10-20 players are able to engage in a game at the same time.

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Computer Networking and the Internet

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Computer networking is devices or computers that are interconnected and exchange information. It has been intertwined with other disciplines as well such as Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Computer Engineering. It also has helped spawned the world

Computer Networking and Connecting to the Internet

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

It can be hard to remember a time without the Internet. Ever since Internet service providers brought this piece of technology to the public, it has been a part of our daily lives, and has produced a number of jobs as well. Nowadays, we move about and do most of our activities through the Net such as shopping, chatting, email, and even food delivery. There even are some places where you can file a police report on the precinct

Computer Networking: Enhancing the Gaming Experience

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

There was a time when people would rave about 2-D arcade games such as Pac Man, Pong, and Space Invaders. Since then, the gaming industry has turned itself into a moneymaking behemoth, and has connected itself to other industries as well such as music, merchandise, and advertising. Video games nowadays come in different forms and genres, and one of the most exciting types of gaming is through computer networking.

Playing with LAN

Gamers of all ages have enjoyed video games through the magic of a local area network. This connects a series of computers together, and enables them to share information. Through LAN, players are able to link their games together, and can play multiplayer games battling each other, and even team up. Some of these games come in the form of first person shooters where the players can be a team of S.W.A.T. officers, a military group, secret agents, interstellar soldiers, and the list goes on. A lot of other genres are also present and make great games because of LAN capabilities.

The rise of MMORPG

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games have been on of the more popular type of games lately. These are your usual role-playing games where you control a particular character, start out with menial equipment, and do a lot of quest in order to become stronger and gain money. MMORPGs have taken this even further. Because of the Internet, players are now able to interact with each other in a virtual environment. In the game, players may choose to trade equipment, help each other with quests, battle each other, and fight monsters side-by-side.

Some games of this genre allow the players to have their own professions so that they can earn the currency of the

The Internet: Computer Networking at Its Finest

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The military and certain universities use a connection of networks in order to exchange information. This inter-networking is now what we have come to know as the Internet. Thanks to Internet service providers, this technological phenomenon was brought straight to our homes. Now, we do an array of activities using the Internet, and most of them have become so intertwined with our daily lives that it

Gamers Rejoice With Computer Networking

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Video games have been the source of entertainment of a lot of people for the longest time. It all started out with simple 2-d games such as Pong, Donkey Kong, Pac Man, and Space Invaders. People would gather in arcades, play these games and socialize. Soon enough, video games would evolve along with other technology. Nowadays, it has become a multi-billion dollar industry, and has intertwined itself with other businesses as well such as merchandise, and music. There even was a time when gaming sales surpassed DVD sales. What

All About Computer Networking

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Computers have become a part of our daily lives. It seems that no matter what we see and touch, there is some sort of computer that works within it. Imagine getting a bunch of computers, and connecting them all together; that

Discovering New Music Through Computer Networking

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

There was a time when we needed to listen to the radio in order for us to find out what new songs artists had, or what new artists were out there. We would often have to buy an entire album even if we just liked one song. With the magic of computer networking, those days seem to be coming to a halt.

Computer networking and the Internet

Connecting computers or devices to a computer is a discipline called computer networking. For the longest time, computer engineers have been looking for new and innovative ways to create vast networks to for the exchange of data. Soon enough, the world

The Power of Computer Networking

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

It seems as if almost everything we own somehow has a computer of its own. Our cars, watches, music players, and even our homes have computers in them. What

The Internet: The Largest Network in the World

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Computer engineers have been finding ways to connect computers and their devices together in different ways. Computer networking has come hand in hand with other bodies of knowledge such as telecommunications, information technology, and computer engineering. So many things have been made possible through computer networking. It has helped people live easier lives in many ways through personal area network, local area network, metropolitan area network, and wide area network.

One great example of a wide area network is the champion of all networks, the Internet. It is the biggest network in the world, and billions of data (maybe even trillions) is being transferred everyday. So much information is exchanged and it has practically changed the way we live our lives.

Education online

The usual way to get your education is to enroll in a school, and go to your classes on a fixed schedule. Nowadays, we can actually get a college and master