Networking Basics: 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, & 3.1 Flashcards
Provides an ethernet connection to the network
Network Interface Card (NIC)
Has a number of different ports between 4 & 48 ports
Hub
Performs its functions without requiring a configuration
Unmanaged Switch
Smart hubs that remember the ports that are connected to them
Switches
Device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network
Wireless Access Point
Performs its functions with configuration
Managed Switch
Used to connect different networks together
Router
Scans and blocks traffic that enters or leaves a network
Firewall
Device that allows cable networks jacks from a wall into a central area
Patch Panel
Supplies electrical power from a switch port over an ordinary data cable to a power device
Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
allows the least amount of power to be drawn (13W)
802.3af
Allows power devices to draw up to 25W
802.3at (PoE+)
Used to supply power of up to 51W (Type 3) or 73 W (Type 4)
802.3bt
Plugs into a wall outlet to get power
Power Injector
Device that translates coaxial cable signals into phones lines
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL modem)
Device that translates coaxial cable signals into radio frequency waves
Cable Modem
Terminates fiber connection
Optical Network terminal (ONT)
Way of virtualizing the network hardware
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Smallest type of wired or wireless network and covers the least amount of area
Personal Area Network (PAN)
Connects Components with a limited distances, the least amount of area
Local Area Network (LAN)
Connects LANs that are building centric across a university, industrial park, or business park.
Up to a few hundred feet
Campus Area Network (CAN)
Connects scattered locations across a city or metro area
Up to a few miles
Campus Area Network (CAN)
Connects scattered locations across a city or metro area
up to about 25 miles
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Connects geographically disparate internal networks and consists of leased lines or VPNs
Wide Area Network (WAN)
wireless distribution method for two or more devices that creates a local area network using wireless frequencies
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
Provisions access to configurable pools of storage devices that can be used by application servers
Storage Area Network (SAN)