1. Networks BSM025 Computers

2. Local area network (LAN( Wide-area network (WAN( Networks Topology

3. Know the Definitions of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN). LAN –A LAN (Local Area Network) is a system whereby individual PCs are connected together within a company or organization WAN –A WAN (Wide Area Network) as the name implies allows you to connect to other computers over a wider area (i.e. the whole world).

4. Know the Definitions of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN). If ten people are working together within an office it makes sense for them all to be connected. In this way the office can have a single printer and all ten people can print to it. In a similar way other devices such as modems or scanners can be shared. Even more useful is the ability to share information when connected to a network.

5. Networks Architecture peer-to-peer client/server all nodes on a network are equal and resources are shared equally

6. Networks Topology Bus Token Ring Star

7. Networks Protocols TCP/IP : Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol HTTP : Hypertext Transfer Protocol PPP : Point-to-Point Protocol FTP : File Transfer Protocol Data packets

8. Repeater A repeater is used to extend the signal distance of the cable by regenerating the signal.

9. Hub if an 8-port hub receives a signal on port 4, the hub immediately passes the signal to ports 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Switch sends the message out only to the port on which the addressee workstation exists based on a MAC table that is created by listening to the nodes on the network.

10. Bridge Bridges are used to connect two different LANs or two similar network segments Router This device sends data across networks using the logical or network address of a message to determine the path that the data should take to arrive at its destination.

11. Modems (modulator/demodulator) Converts the digital data signal of the PC into the analog data signal plain old telephone system (POTS) public telephone switched network (PTSN) Dial-Up Networking

12. Domains domain is a collection of hardware and software resources and the user accounts that have access to them. Internet / Intranet

13. Internet Domains Internet domain: Domain Name Server/System (DNS). PurposeTLD Unrestricted, but intended for commercial entities.com U.S. educational institutions.edu U.S. government agencies.gov Unrestricted use.info U.S. military.mil Unrestricted use, but intended for network access providers.net Unrestricted use, but intended for nonprofit organizations and organizations that don't fit elsewhere.org Top-Level Domains (TLDs) www.yahoo.com