Section 1 Topologies Dened: A graphical depiction of the layout showing the computer network Types: !

PhysicalThe way the computer network is physically wired. ! Logical The rules that control how network trafc ows. Kinds: ! Bus topology: Been around for a long time. All data ows on a main wire ! Ring: No central connection. Point to point connected devices. Not really around anymore ! Star: Uses a central connecting device. [Most wireless Networks use this physically] ! Mesh: Point to point on every host device. Not very many people have ever used this for that reason. Wireless made this more usable. Most networks use a physical star topology, but logically act as a bus, star or ring topology. ! Ad-HOC: (see Star) but does not use a central point. Networks: ! Have to have computer systems ! Media ! Network Interface ! Protocol Manage network storage, share peripherals, Internal communication: Email External Communication: Webpage _________________________________________________________ Classifying networks: Peer to peer: No role that are played. Both Provide and consume network services ! Shared les and printer sharing. ! Benets: ! ! Easy to implement. ! ! Very inexpensive ! Problems: ! ! Not scalable ! ! Lack central control ! ! File locations can be anywhere ! !
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Client Server: ! Assigns roles for each computer. ! Clients consumes network services, and does not provide ! Not all the same OS. ! ! ! ! ! Benets: Easy to expand Problem: ! Loads of planning ! All except Linux is expensive Vocab: Internetwork: Two networks now connected to the same LAN, but different geographic location Wide Area Network: Hosts are very very wide spread. Make sure the resource needed are located on each local LAN. Very useful for document sharing. subnet: Segment of the network that has the same mask/address Router: Connects two or more subnets to the same network WAN Link: Connects two LANs together Internet: Interconnection of networks. ISP: Internet Service Provider. Manages the access to the internet. Main responsibility is to make sure that companies and individuals can connect to the internet Public Network: All devices are shared and freely available. Private Network: All devices that are connected to a public network but do not allow the kind of access in. Intranet: Private network that uses internet technology, but may or may not be connected to the public internet Extranet: Intranet that is made partially available for the public to access. ______________________________________________________________________

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