SAM finals 2
small network constrained to a small geographic area
Local area network(LAN)
an example of lan would be________with a building
computer network
it's a computer network used for communication among computer devices,including smartphone and tablet in proximity to an idividuals body
Personal Area Network (PAN)
it's a computer network that covers a broad area (i,e, any networks whose communication links cross metropolitan, regional or national boundaries)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
this is the largest existence of internet
Wide Area Network (WAN)
it's hybrid between a LAN and WAN like WAN it's connect two or more LAN in the same geographic area
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
it's a dedicated storgae Network that provides access to consolidated, block level storage
Storage Area Network (SAN)
it's use primarily to make storage devices (such a disk array) accessible to servers so that the devices appears as locally attached to the os
Storage Area Network (SAN)
it's a network consist of millions interconnected devices that are linked by broad array electronic, wireless and optical Networking technologies
Internet
network that is constructed within a public network infrastructure such as the global Internet.
VPN virtual private network
it can access the network of the company headquarters through the Internet by building a secure tunnel between the telecommuter's PC and a VPN router in the headquarters.
telecommuter
It is a mechanism for providing secure, reliable transport over Internet.
VPN
frequently used by remote workers or companies with remote offices to share private data and network resources.
VPN
The term Client/server refers to the concept of sharing the work involved in processing data between the client computer and the server computer.
Server Based Network
The client/server network is the most efficient way to provide:
Databases and management of applications such as Spreadsheets, Accounting, Communications and Document management.
Network management.
Centralized file storage
There are no dedicated servers or hierarchy among the computers.
Peer to peer network
All of the computers are equal and therefore known as peers
Peer to peer network
each computer acts as both a server and a client. Examples of P2P software include Skype and BitTorrent.
Peer to peer network