1. By Glenn Z

2.  A network is 2 or more computers connected to each other.

3.  Lan  Wan  Wlan  Peer-to-peer  Client/server

4.  A lan is a network that is connections usually within a small place like a house.  They exist in a single location.  One administrator controls the lan.

5.  A wan is a 2 or more lans in 2 different locations like from palmer to wassila.  An example is the internet consisting millions of lans.

6.  A Wlan is a lan connected using wi-fi instead of using copper cabling.  These access points use wi-fi and copper cabling to connect to the network.  The Wlan can span 30m in all directions indoors.

7.  Each person is responsible for their own resources.  There is no central administration or security.  As the number of computers increases on this network the harder it is to control it.  There is no centralized storage and each pc must perform there own backup.

8.  The client requests a task or information from the server then the server provides what has been requested is provided  Network administrators provide updates, backups, and restrictions.  Each user has to have a username and password.  One example is an e-mail server.