Computer Network Terminology
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| Network | interconnected computers that are all connected to each other and the main purpose is to share information between one computer to the next
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| LAN - Local Area Network | normally in one building
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| MAN - Metropolitan Area Network | connected between a couple of buildings - less than 30 miles apart
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| WAN - Wide Area Network | anything over 30 miles apart - largest WAN is the Internet
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| Node | anything physically connected to the network for example a printer or server
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| Communication Media | how nodes are linked for example coaxial cables or fiber opic cables
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| Workstation | personal home computer
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| Client | any part of the network that gets the data - the client will talk to the host and ask for information
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| Host | any part of the network that gives the data out - the host will give the client information
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| Server | offers a lot of users access to the same information - example of something that would be on a server are Webpages
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| Ethernet card | network card that allows you to connect to a cable modem
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| Telephone Network Interface Card | network card that allows you to plug a telephone line in
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| Wireless card | network card that allows you to connect without any cables
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| NIC - Network Interface Card | special card that you install on your computer that allows you to plug either an ethernet or get wireless that you can connect to the network
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| Examples of nodes that connect to a network | printer, server and computer
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| Examples of common communication medias | coaxial cables, optical fiber, radio waves
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