Communications And Networking Flashcards

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LANs

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Local area network.

Confined to one site.

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Node

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A device on a network

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Adv. of LANs

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Data sharing is easy, backups easier, computers in a network are easily updated, computers easily monitored, security policies centrally administered, users can communicate, peripherals can be shared

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Disad. Of LANs

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Maintenance expensive, network problems affect all users, data accessible from many places so security may be a problem

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WANs

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Wide area network.

Covers a large geographical area, which often connect LANs together and allow business to function from any location

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Network hardware

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This is special hardware needed to connect computers

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NICs

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Network interface controllers/cards. Each device on a network needs one, aka LAN adaptor. Usually built into the motherboard. Every one has a unique number stored in rom, called its MAC (media access control) address which allows each node on a network to be identified.

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Connections between devices on most LANs are made with…

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Copper cable, usually known as UTP ( unshielded twisted pair)
For longer distances, fibre optic cable is used.

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Hubs

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Hardware devices which connect many devices together, making them into a single network segment. They have a number of input and output ports which connect to each other

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Switches

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These connect network segments or devices. They can also act as BRIDGES which connect more than one network.

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Wireless access points

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Allow connection to a LAN without the need for physical cables. Use standards such as wifi. They are often connected to a ROUTER.

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Router

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Receives data in the form of packets and forwards them to their destination which is often another router.

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Client server network

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One or more servers provide services to many client machines.
The most common way to set up a network

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Peer to peer

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All computers are equal, each serves the needs if the user.

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Protocol

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Set of rules which covers data communications

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TCP/IP

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Transmission protocol/ internet protocol. Has become the de facto standard for data transmission over the internet

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Hosts

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Computer systems which are accessed remotely and hold data or other facilities such as web servers

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Packets

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Collections of data forming part of a message

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Packet switching

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Packets from one message may take different routes according to availability and traffic. This increases efficiency

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DNS

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Domain name system. It translates domain names into IP addresses

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IP address

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A 32 bit number.
Static- permanently allocated to a device
Dynamic- changing, a computer will not always have the same address

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MAC address

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Media access control, unique number stored in each NIC so it can identify a device on a network. Usually given as 6 pairs of Hexadecimal numbers

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Connections between devices on most LANs are made with…

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Copper cable, usually known as UTP ( unshielded twisted pair)
For longer distances, fibre optic cable is used.

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Hubs

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Hardware devices which connect many devices together, making them into a single network segment. They have a number of input and output ports which connect to each other

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Switches
These connect network segments or devices. They can also act as BRIDGES which connect more than one network.
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Wireless access points
Allow connection to a LAN without the need for physical cables. Use standards such as wifi. They are often connected to a ROUTER.
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Router
Receives data in the form of packets and forwards them to their destination which is often another router.
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Client server network
One or more servers provide services to many client machines. The most common way to set up a network
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Peer to peer
All computers are equal, each serves the needs if the user.
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Protocol
Set of rules which covers data communications
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TCP/IP
Transmission protocol/ internet protocol. Has become the de facto standard for data transmission over the internet
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Hosts
Computer systems which are accessed remotely and hold data or other facilities such as web servers
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Packets
Collections of data forming part of a message
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Packet switching
Packets from one message may take different routes according to availability and traffic. This increases efficiency
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DNS
Domain name system. It translates domain names into IP addresses
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IP address
A 32 bit number. Static- permanently allocated to a device Dynamic- changing, a computer will not always have the same address
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MAC address
Media access control, unique number stored in each NIC so it can identify a device on a network. Usually given as 6 pairs of Hexadecimal numbers