Internet: Internet is a computer network that is connected globally and provides information and communications. Internet utilizes standardized communication protocols to function while interconnected to networks
b) Network: A computer able to share information on the web. More than one computers linked together.
c) Subnet: The logical subdivision of an IP network. When we divide a network into two or more networks we are subnetting. Computers on the same subnet are addressed with an identical group in their IP address.
d) Network Components: Network components can be physical or virtual. They are responsible for making the network be efficient. Without network components, a network wouldn’t be possible.
i. Workstations/Clients/Nodes:
Workstations are…show more content… Hubs: Very basic network devices used back in the days to connect multiple computers to the same network. Hubs were unintelligent and would share the traffic from one computer to all computers in the same network.
3. Routers: Designed to forward data frames through the network. Their main job is to direct the traffic on the internet until the packets sent reach their destination node.
4. Switches: Same as the hub with smarter. Unlike a hub, a switch is capable of directing packets to the client who requested it and vice versa without sending them to all the clients connected to it.
5. Gateway: A Gateway refers to a node in a computer network and works as a key stopping point for data to travel between different networks. A router is a gateway because it allows us to send and receive data back and forth.
e) Network Topologies: Refer to the physical way in which devices are connected to the local area network. There are many different types of network topologies. Check them out below.
i. Token Ring: When all the computers are connected to a ring or star topology and a token-passing scheme is utilized to prevent collision of data between two or more computers attempting to send messages at the same
