Network Types
Network Topologies
Physical Devices
Connecting Your Device
Connecting to the Internet
100
Supplies networking capability to a group of computers in close proximity to each other.
What is LAN.
100
Use a common backbone to connect all devices.
What is BUS.
100

Joins computers together within one LAN. Sends data sent by one host to all other hosts connected to it.

What is a hub.

100

Provide the hardware interface between a computer and a network.

What is NIC.

100

A data communications technology providing data transmission over copper telephone wires.

What is DSL or ADSL.

200
Spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province or country.
What is WAN.
200

Every device has exactly two neighbors for communication purposes. All messages travel through this network in the same direction. May or may not have a token.

What is a ring / token ring topology.

200
Designed to join together multiple topologies (LANs with WANs).
What is Router.
200

Provide the hardware interface between a computer and a wireless network.

What is WNIC.

200
Mobile internet service typically provided world-wide through geostationary technology.
What is Satellite.
300
Supplies wireless networking capability to a group of computers in close proximity to each other.
What is WLAN.
300
Connects networks via a central point.
What is Star.
300

This is a device that divides a network into segments.

What is Bridge.

300

Uses radio signals for communication but can only exchange data over a short distance and connects to devices such as keyboard, mice and earphones.

What is Bluetooth.

300
Uses broadband or television infrastructure of data communications.
What is Cable.
400
A network spanning a physical area larger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN, such as a city.
What is MAN
400
Some devices have more than one path to other devices. Not ALL devices are connected to each other; only some of them.

What is Partial Mesh.

400
Joins computers together within one LAN. Inspects each packets and forwards data to the appropriate device.
What is Switch.
400
The most common type of port on a computer used to connect peripherals.

What is USB.

400
Term used to describe the maximum throughput of a communication path.
What is Bandwidth.
500

Connects devices close together such as phones, earphones, keyboards and mice.

What is PAN.

500

The most fault tolerant of all the network topologies which implements several routes or paths for data to travel on.

What is Full Mesh.

500
Regenerates or boosts incoming electrical signals to span a larger distance.
What is Repeater.
500

This is the type of cable used in most modern day LANs. Terminated on a punch down panel or with an RJ45 connector.

What is ethernet.

500
Term used to describe the time delay experiences in a network. Often called propagation.
What is Latency.
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