Internet Infrastructure

Internet Infrastructure

1. Server

   • Their job is to serve the needs of other computers, they can range from general purpose to single use.
     • File/printer servers
     • Local area network
     • Web/ email server
   • Normally computer hardware, costing as low as £20 to upwards of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
   • It is possible to rent space on a server.

2. Client

   • Low to mid range cost computers which are connected to the network to use services provided.
   • Don’t need much local storage.
   • Able to access work from any computer.

3. Conecting Backbone

   • The main supporting data connections from computers to servers.

4. Router

   • Hardware which connects networks together and helps provide internet.
   • Used to traffic data from its starting point to it’s destination, as well as handing traffic.