Networking

Networking

1. LAN/Local Area Network

   • Cheaper
   • Difficult to set up

2. WAN/Wide Area Network

   • Messages can be sent quickly
   • Security is not good

3. Client/Server network

   • All files are stored in a central location
   • Exspensive

4. Peer to peer network

   • No need for a network operating system
   • Files and folders cant be backed up

5. Intranet

   • An intranet is computer network that uses internet protocol technology to share files

6. Extranet

   • Extranet is a computer network that allows access from the outside

7. Stand alone computer

   • A stand alone computer is a computer which is not linked with a network

8. Node

   • A node is either a connection point, a redistribution point or a communication endpoint

9. Ring network

   • Data can transfer quickly
   • If the main cable falls out then the whole network will fail

10. Star network

    • Reliable
    • Exspensive

11. Bus network

    • Easy to install
    • Not very secure

12. WLAN

    • Easy to move workstations
    • Not very safe

13. Archive

    • Archiving is when you store away old but needed data into a archive

14. Acceptable use policy

    • A acceptable use policy is used to say what you can and cant do o a network such as vising certain websites

15. Disaster recovery

    • Disaster recovery is when you have a plan to get the network back up and running when a a disaster happens

16. Failover

    • A fail over is for when a network needs to shut down properly when there is a power cut,a common fail over is a battery with just enough power to be able to shut the newtwork

17. Backup

    • A backup is a copy of the files on a network for when something may happen to the original