NETWORKING

NETWORKING

1. IP Adressing

2. MAC Adressing

3. Protocols

   • rules that govern how the network functions and how communication is carried out

4. Topology

   • what is a topology?
   • Star topology

5. Mesh Network

6. Star Network

7. Wifi

   • what is WIFI?
     • a wireless technology that we use to connect to all our devices to the internet
     • WIFI uses radio waves to provide a connection to the internet
     • The radio waves are transmitted by a WAP that normally has a wired connection to the internet
     • Devices that have it will detect the radio waves and allow a connection to the network to be established

8. Ecryption

9. Ethernet

10. Network

11. LAN

    • what is LAN?

12. WAN

    • What is WAN?

13. Client-Server

14. Peer-To-Peer

15. Packet

16. Wireless Access Point (WAP)

17. Router

18. Switch

19. Network Preformance

20. Network Interface Card (NIC)

21. Transmission media

22. Internet

23. DNS

24. Hosting

25. The Cloud

    • Advantages
      • We don't need to purchase additional hardware to store data and software
      • Companies don't need to employ technical staff that may be needed to maintain the hardware to store the data and the software
      • Companies and individuals don't need to worry about running a back up of their data when it's stored in a cloud
      • If their software is accessed remotely there's no need to update it
    • Disadvantages
      • We are relying on the responsibility of another to keep our data safe and secure as we don't control these measures
      • If we don't have an internet connection, or have a poor one, we may not be able to access our data
      • If the cloud servers fail, we may not be able to access our data until they are made available
    • What is the cloud?
      • Remote storage of data and software that we use to access using devices
      • Ever growing feature of the internet
      • Used by businesses and individuals

26. Virtual Network

27. VPN