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31270 Networking Essentials

Preparation for Week 1


As you read Chapter 1 find the meanings of the following terms.
Server
Client
Peer-to-Peer
Devices
Services
Media/Medium
Physical topology diagrams
Logical topology diagrams
LAN
WAN
MAN
SAN
WLAN
Internet
Intranet
Extranet
Fault Tolerance
Scalability
Quality of Service (QoS)
Security
Circuit-Switched
Packet-Switched
Video Communication
Cloud Computing

LabExercise:
For each Chapter there is an activity that you are expected to complete. For Chapter 1 it is:

Draw Your Concept of the Internet


You will be expected to bring your drawing with you to your first lab class.

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