Ethernet was only appropriate for a type of computer network.
What is LAN?
The first stage of Cisco's certification system.
What is CCENT ?
Wide Area Network.
What is WAN ?
The Internet protocol suite is the conceptual model and set of communications protocols used on the Internet and similar computer networks.
What is TCP/IP ?
Principal data routes between large, strategically interconnected computer networks and core routers on the Internet.
What is the Internet Core ?
Improved Ethernet Standards so it's reasonable for WAN technologies.
What is IEEE?
CCNA is an information technology certification from Cisco.
What is CCNA ?
It includes many local area networks and wide area networks.
What is the Internet ?
Application - Transport - Internet - Network Access
What are the 4 Layers of TCP/IP ?
The internet backbone consists of many to increase the capacity.
What is Fiber Optic Cables ?
Offer WAN services that take advantage of Ethernet.
What is WAN service providers?
Digital Subscriber Line.
What is DSL?
Networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.
What is Routers ?
User Diagram Protocol.
What is UDP ?
Owns the backbone of the Internet.
What is IXPs ?
Offer a large variety of Ethernet WAN Services.
What is Service Providers?
Private bidirectional or symmetric telecommunications circuit between two or more locations provided in exchange for a monthly rent
What is a Leased Line ?
Computer networking device that connects devices together on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device.
What is a Network Switch ?
Sending data where data is augmented with successive layers of control information before transmission across a network.
What is Data Encapsulation ?
The largest data connections on the Internet.
What is the Internet Backbone ?
A location where a long-distance carrier could terminate services and provide connections into a local telephone network.
What is the point of presence (PoP) ?
Together, they do not replace Leased Lines in all cases, but they do represent an important role when creating a WAN connection between a home or office and the internet.
What is DSL and Cable ?
Its name originated from the Core Network Layer Protocol.
What is the Internet ?*
HyperText Transfer Protocol.
What is HTTP ?
Verizon - AT&T - Warner Cable.
What are the biggest Internet Providers ?