This document discusses file sharing and network cabling. It lists the group members and defines file sharing as the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media. It describes the two main ways of sharing files as directly between computers or between a computer and a server. The document defines network cabling as the medium through which information travels between network devices. It lists different types of network cabling and discusses the relationship between file sharing and network cabling. Finally, it outlines the advantages of sharing files through a network like shared devices and ease of sharing, as well as disadvantages such as high costs and complexity of large networks.

1. GROUP MEMBERS :- T.U.A.NANAYAKKARA - LC-0851/002/0010
S.H.S. DEWMINI - LC-0851/002/0012
GAMAGE T.P - LC-0851/002/0014
S.IRESHA SANJEEWANI - LC-0851/002/0016
R.M.H.D RANASINGHA - LC-0851/002/0017
E.M.D EKANAYAKA - LC-0851/002/0019

2. …CONTENT…
What is File Sharing?
Types of file sharing…
What is Network Cabling?
Types of network cabling…
The interrelationship between the file sharing & network cabling.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the sharing file through the network cabling.
The way of sharing files trough the network cabling.

3. WHAT IS A FILE SHARING PROGRAM?
The practice of distributing or providing access to
digital media.

4. TYPES OF FILE SHARING…
 Two ways to share files:
1. Directly between two computers
2. Between a computer and a server

5. WHAT IS NETWORK CABLING?
Network cable acts like a medium through which information
travels from one network device to the other.

6. TYPES OF NETWORK CABLING…
 Coaxial Cable
 Fiber Optic Cable

7.  Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cable
 Unshielded Twisted Pair

8. THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
FILE SHARING & NETWORK CABLING.

9. ADVANTAGES
• Sharing devices such as printers saves money.
• Files can easily be shared between users.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
SHARING FILE TROUGH THE NETWORK
CABLING.

10.  Disadvantages
• Purchasing the network cabling and file servers can
be expensive.
• Managing a large network is complicated, requires
training and a network manager usually needs to be
employed.

11. Presented by:
T.U.A.Nanayakkara - LC-0851/002/0010
S.H.S. Dewmini - LC-0851/002/0012
Gamage T.P - LC-0851/002/0014
S.Iresha sanjeewani - LC-0851/002/0016
R.M.H.D Ranasingha - LC-0851/002/0017
E.M.D Ekanayaka - LC-0851/002/0019