Definitions
What is a LAN?
Local Area Networking
What is an NIC?
A board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer
What does the term 'ISP' mean?
Internet service provider
Define a Ring Topology
a type of topology where each device is connected to two other devices. This creates a circulatory ring of connected devices
What is a WAN?
Wide area network
What is a Node?
The End point of a network connection
Define a client-server network
A networking system in which one or more file servers provide services such as network management, application and centralized data storage for workstations
Define a Bus Topology
A bus topology is a topology in which the devices are all connected to one cord. This is also known as the backbone topology
What are a few well known ISPs here in Canada
Bell, Rogers, Fido, TELUS, etc
Define WiFi
A wireless network connection made for close proximity use
What is a Switch?
The main central device that organizes and links all the computers' and connects them to the network
Define a Peer to Peer network
A network arrangement that allows computers to share or access resources and files
Define a Mesh Topology
A Mesh topology is a topology in which the networking is all distributed amongst each other.
what are Stand alone computers?
Stand alone computers are computers that aren't connected to a network
What is a Network?
A connection between two or more computers to Communicate and share info/resources
What is a Hub?
A node that broadcasts data to every computer or Ethernet-based device connected to it
What is a Network Topology
the layout of how a network communicates with different devices
Define an Infrastructure wireless topology
This topology is similar to a LAN since it works by connecting all wireless capable devices to one central switch.
Wired internet connection to an ethernet is wayyyy slower than wireless connection, True or Flase?
False, ethernet is faster and more efficient
Define server
A powerful computer that manages the connection between a client and the network
What is a Modem
A hardware device that connects your home network to your internet service provider, or ISP
Define a Star Topology
a topology that physically connects all the networks to one hub or router.
Define an Ad hoc wireless topology
another wireless topology but without cables, servers, or routers
Cloud storage is pretty expensive because it's not very easy to reach that high in the sky, True or False?
False, cloud storage isn't in the sky