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ERIC Number: EJ336301
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Local Area Networks in the School Setting.
Bluhm, Harry P.
Educational Technology, v26 n5 p26-31 May 1986
Defines local area networks (LANs); describes basic components and configurations of LANs; and discusses LANs benefits (reduced costs, better management of computer resources, enhanced communications) and pitfalls (hidden costs, time delays, network maintenance, lack of standardization, network security breaches, lack of network compatible applications software). (MBR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Costs, Definitions, Design, Educational Administration, Microcomputers, Networks, Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Standardization; System Design