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Appendix B: Networks And Telecommunications Flashcards

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Two primary types of architecture

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Peer to peer network

Client/server network

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Network topology

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Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organziTion of the computers and other network devices

  • bus
  • star
  • ring
  • hybrid
  • wireless
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Network transmission media

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Refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers

  • wire media (guided)
  • wireless media (unguided)
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Wire media

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Transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictability 
- three most common types: 
Twisted pair wiring
Coaxial cable
Fiber optic (or optical fiber)
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Wireless media

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Natural parts of the earths environment that can be used as physical paths to carry electrical signals

  • cellular
  • satellite
  • light waves
  • sound waves
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