Networking

Networking

1. Local Area Network (LAN).

   • A computer network which links devices within a building or group.

2. Wide Area Network (WAN)

   • A computer network from far apart.

3. Client server network

   • Everything is located on the computer, files etc

4. Peer to peer network

   • Networks that are stored remotely and can be accessed by others

5. Intranet

   • An intranet is is a computer network that uses protocol technology to share information

6. Extranet

   • An intranet that can be particualy accessed

7. Stand alone computer

   • A personal computer that is not connected to any other computer or network, except possibly through a modem.

8. Node

   • a point in network which lines or pathways intersect.

9. Ring network

   • A ring of networks

10. Star network

    • a conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically having five or more points

11. Bus Network

    • A bus network topology is a network topology in which a set of clients are connected via a shared communications line/cables, called a bus. There are several common instances of the bus architecture, including one in the motherboard of most computers.

12. Acceptable Use: Acceptable use online is very important and it is often broken so most companies and employers. So an acceptable use policy is a set of rules to make sure that the people using the network know the rules and boundaries and comply by the rules.

    • Disaster recovery: A set of strategys set in place to make sure that if the network fails then people know what to do for example store info remeotly. The main thing you need to do is back up in different places and backup regulary. And have a tempory power supply in case of a limited crash to be able to save work and shut down.
      • Failover: Failover is when you
    • Back up: A backup is a back up of the information in case of failure to keep all information safe, for example you can back up your data remotely or on an external hard drive.
      • Archiving: It takes data away from the main server or system and is stored elsewhere, for example regular backups of your files can be made and stored remotly.