Lesson 6

How the Net

Connects
 Bandwidth

Bandwidth is the measure of the speed of

data transmission which can be in Kbps,
Mbps, Gbps, or Tbps.
 Simple Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP)

SNMP is a protocol used to monitor the

status and activity of certain network
devices and is ideal for network
management.
 Host Computer

This computer speaks with other

computers in the network.
 Network Interface
Card

This is used to connect a computer to a

network. Each NIC has a unique name
called “Mac Address”.
 Hub or Switch

This is used to connect many computers

in one local area network (LAN).
 Router

This is a packet switching device that is

used to connect many computers in
different LANs or Networks.
 Router

This is a packet switching device that is

used to connect many computers in
different LANs or Networks.
 Internet Service
Providers

This provides temporary or permanent

connections to their subscribers to access
the internet.
 Protocol

A protocol is a special set of rules that

computers in a network must use in order
to talk to and understand each other.
 Transmission Control
Protocol / Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)

This is a basic example of a protocol. In

TCP/IP, IP is responsible for moving
packets of data from node to node.
 Packet

A packet is the basic unit of Internet data

being transmitted through a packet
switching process.
 Domain Name
Service (DNS)

Using a Domain Name Service (DNS),

computers connected to the internet can be
called through a human like naming system.
For example, through DNS service, the IP
address “192.168.0.1” is equivalent to
“host.pinoynet.com”
 Modem

Connecting to the Internet using dial-up

requires a device called a modem that
will encode and decode data.