Common Types of Networks Flashcards
What is a small home network?
they connect a few computers to each other and the internet.
What is SOHO network?
Enables computer within a home or remote office to connect to a corporate network.
What is a medium/large network?
Is when many locations with hundreds or thousands of interconnected computers.
What is a world wide network?
It connects hundreds of millions of computers world wide such as the internet.
What is an LAN?
A Lan is a network infrastructure that spans a small geographical area.
What is a WAN?
A WAN is a network infrastructure that spans a wide geographical area.
What does a LAN do?
It interconnects end devices a limited area.
Administered by a single organisation or individual.
provides high-speed bandwidth to internal devices.
What does a WAN do?
It interconnects LANs over wide geographical areas.
Typically administered by one or more service providers.
Typically provide slower speed links between LANs
By who is the internet owned by?
The internet is not owned by any individual or group.
What groups were developed to help structure the internet?
The IETF
The ICANN
The IAB
What is the internet?
The internet is a worldwide collection of interconnected LANs and WANs.
How do LANs connect to each other?
LANs are connected to each other using WANs
What materials can WANs use to connect?
They can use copper wires, fiber optic cables and wireless transmission.
What is an intranet?
An intranet is a private collection of LANs and WANs internal to an organisation that is only accessible by that organisation and their members.
What is an extranet?
Extranet is used to provide secure access to a network for individuals that might not be part of the organisation that need access to their data on network.
