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Network Classifications
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
A device used to connect dissimilar networks (2 different physical layers).
What is Gateway.
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 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.
What is Token Ring.
200
Designed to join together multiple topologies (LANs with WANs).
What is Router.
200
Uses radio based signals to connect a computer to a 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
Really just a “dumb” switch.
What is Bridge.
300
Uses radio signals for communication but can only exchange data over a short distance.
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
Integrate multiple star topologies together onto a bus.
What is Tree.
400
Joins computers together within one LAN. Inspects each packets and forwards data to the appropriate device.
What is Switch.
400
Defines a standardized connection, communication and power between peripherals and computers.
What is USB.
400
Term used to describe the maximum throughput of a communication path.
What is Bandwidth.
500
Connects servers to data storage devices through a technology like Fibre Channel.
What is SAN.
500
The most fault tolerant of all the network topologies which implements several routes or paths for data to travel on.
What is Mesh.
500
Regenerates or boosts incoming electrical signals to span a larger distance.
What is Repeater.
500
Developed by Apple for high-speed communications and real-time data transfer.
What is Firewire.
500
Term used to describe the time delay experiences in a network. Often called propagation.
What is Latency.