Networks

Networks

1. LAN (Local Area Network)

   • Devices connected over a small Geographical area
   • Hardware needed to connect your devices into a LAN
     • Ethernet cable
     • Switch
     • Router
     • Wireless access point (WAP)
     • Network interface card
   • Advantages

2. WAN (Wide Area Network)

   • Hardware needed to connect to a WAN
   • Ways to connect to a WAN
   • A collection of networks are connected over a large geographical area (e.g. the Internet)​

3. WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network)

   • Ways to connect to a WPAN
   • Pairing peripheral devices to a computer system over a short range.

4. network security

   • firewalls are a big part of network security