1.2 Network types And Characteristics

Question 1

What is a Peer to Peer Network?

Answer 1

A Peer to Peer Network is when all clients act as a client and server everyone has direct connection to everyone else.

Advantage:
-Easy to Deploy
-Cost Effective

Disadvantage
-Difficult to administer
-Difficult to Secure

Question 2

What is a Client-Server Network?

Answer 2

A Client-Server Network is when all clients(Nodes) are connected to the Server(Central Switch or Hub) similar to a Star Topology

Question 3

What is a LAN and its Purpose?

Answer 3

A LAN is Local Area Network
is usually consist of multiple PAN within a room or building.

Question 4

What is a MAN and its Purpose?

Answer 4

A MAN is Metropolitan Area Network
is usually Larger then a LAN but Smaller then a WAN
usually the size of cities

Question 5

What is a WAN and its Purpose?

Answer 5

A WAN is Wide Area Network
is usually Multiple LAN connected together within geographical areas

Question 6

What is a WLAN?

Answer 6

WLAN is the Same as a LAN but instead of connecting with wires it uses Wireless of 802.11 Frequency

Question 7

What is a PAN?

Answer 7

A PAN is Personal Area Network concsist of small connection of computers, Smart phones and other IOT
with BlueTooth,IR,NFC

Question 8

What is a CAN?

Answer 8

A Campus Area Network consist of LAN Expanding within Multiple Buildings usually seen within school and Universities but can also be seen in large organizations.

Question 9

What is MPLS?

Answer 9

MPLS is Multi Protocol Label Switching
from the customer side its a way to connect multiple different sites together and allow communication.
from a Service provider its to put label on data as its traveling through their cloud to redirect traffic to its proper destination similar to a post office and mail