BASIC NETWORKING

HOST can be called End devices, specifically refer to devices on the network that are assigned a
number for communication purposes.
IP ADDRESS identifies the host and the network to which the host is attached.
SERVER are computers w/ software that allow them to provide information, like email or web
pages, to other end devices on the network.
CLIENT is the one who request an information
SERVER is the one who gives the request
Types of Servers:
1. Email
2. Web
3. File
PEER-TO-PEER in small businesses and homes, many computers function as the servers and
clients on the network.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Easy to set up No centralizes administration
Less Complex Not as secure
Lower Cost Not scalable
Used for simple tasks: transferring files and Slower performance
sharing printers

END DEVICES the source or destination of a message transmitted over the network
INTERMEDIARY DEVICES connect the individual end devices to the network. Provide connectivity
and ensure that the data flows across the network
Intermediary Devices:
 WIRELESS ROUTER
 LAN SWITCH
 ROUTER
 MULTILAYER SWITCH
 FIREWALL APPLIANCE
Modern Networks primarily use 3 types of media:
1. METAL WIRES WITHIN CABLES- Electrical impulses
2. GLASS OR PLASTIC FIBERS W/N CABLE (Fiber-optic cable) Pulses of light
3. WIRELESS TRANSMISSION specific frequencies of Electromagnetic waves

END DEVICES Desktop Computer, Laptop, Printer, IP Phone,

Wireless Tablet, Telepresence Endpoint
INTERMEDIARY DEVICES Wireless Router, LAN Switch, Router,
Multilayer Switch, Firewall Appliance
NETWORK MEDIA Wireless Media
LAN Media
WAN Media
SIMPLE HOME NETWORK share resources such as printers, documents, pictures and music
SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE (SOHO) allow people to work from home, or a remote office
BUSINESS & LARGE ORGANIZATION network provide email, instant messaging and collab w/
among employe
THE INTERNET is the largest network, term internet means s “NETWORK OF NETWORKS”
SMALL HOME NETWORKS connect a few computers to each other and the internet
MEDIUM TO LARGE NETWORKS Many locations w/ hundreds or Thousands interconnect
WORLD WIDE NETWORKS connects hundreds of Millions of computer world wide
Network infrastructure vary greatly in terms of:
 Size of the are covered
 Number of users connected
 Number and types of services available
 Area of responsibility
LANs and WANs common types of network infrastructure
LAN provides access to users and end devices in SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA typically used in a
department within an enterprise, a home, or a small business network
WAN provides access to other networks over a WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL NETWORK
Characteristics of LANs
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