Day 1 Flashcards
The primary motivation for networking:
The need for people to share data and to communicate quickly and efficiently. Benefits of networking: --file sharing --electronic mail --device sharing
protocols
allow computers to establish and maintain useful communication at various levels
Local Area Network (LAN)
Small network, limited to a single connection of nodes and one or more cables contained in a building or relatively small geographic area (intranetwork)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Links two or more separate locations and can span a relatively large geographic area. (internetwork)
Two major types of network architecture
Peer-to-peer network and Client-Server Network
Peer-to-peer network
computers connect with each other in a workgroup to share files, printers, and internet access. There is no server
Client-Server Network
There is usually a central server to which all computers logon
DoD Information Network (DODIN)
The collection of networks owned and managed by DoD
Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet)
DoD’s unclassified but sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet)
DoD’s secret internet protocol router network. it is a classified tunnel carried over NIPRNet. Provides a secure transmission of data to the secret classificaiton level
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS)
DoD’s network for handling up to the top secret classified information, including Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). JWICS is a dedicated collection of equipment and circuits that are independent of the internet.
Network topologies
specify the geometric arrangement of the physical layout of a network
bus topology
has a series of devices, daisy chained, with successive coaxial cable and appropriate connectors and terminators
star topology
network with a concentrator/hub device that acts as a central point for all cabling
The hub is a single point of failure
Ring topology
networks connect devices in a complete ring
token ring
uses a token-passing mechanism to control which systems can transmit data over the network medium.
mesh topology
every device can connect to every other device via more than one route
partial mesh topology
consists of at least two machines with redundant connections
full mesh topology
is an organized grouping of devices where every device connects to one another
full mesh topology formula
n(n-1)/2
n= number of nodes
hybrid topology
combines the aspects of bus, star, or ring topologies into one network
point to multipoint topology
consists of multiple devices connecting to a single device in order to communicate.
computers on the network communicate with the central device but not with the other.
this differs from a star topology because a star topology computers communicate with each other.
coaxial cabling
-almost obsolete in LAN installations
network installations requiring a rugged means of cabling and delivery of cable television and internet access to residential areas still use coaxial cables.
more about coaxial cabling
coaxial cabling used in physical bus topology networks is referred to by Ethernet as “thinnet” and “thicknet”. Networking refers to it as 10Base2 and 10Base5
- 10 is the speed in Mbps at which devices operate
- Base indicates baseband transmission
- 2 and 5 indicate length in 100’s of meters for the maximum segment length