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networks
Flashcards do conjunto (10)
- 1LANLocal Area Network
- 2WANWide Area Network
- 3star topologyAll computers are connected
to a central switch. The switch
directs the traffic to the
appropriate computer - 4The InternetThe Internet is a huge, global interconnected network of devices.
- 5star advantages-Fast (low chance of collisions)
-Easy to add new computers
-Low chance of catastrophic failure (a broken cable only takes out one computer, the rest of the network is fine) - 6star disadvantages-Expensive (needs a lot of cabling, and a central switch, which is expensive)
-Failure of the switch will take down the network - 7IP Address-Short for:
Internet Protocol address
-An IP Address is a unique value
assigned to every computer on a
network, used to identify it - 8RoutingRoute-finding algorithms are used to determine which route through the mesh will have the lowest cost, and
therefore take least time - 9PacketsHuge amounts of data that travels
around the internet. - 10—
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- FlashCards sobre networks, criado por Jessica Barton em 04-10-2020.
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