Networking Vocabulary

LAN - an interconnected group of computers located in the same physical location (school, home, office building), all connected to one another WAN An interconnected group of computers that spans a large distance and requires telecommunication lines to transfer data Internet a global system of interconnected computer networks that carries a large variety of information, resources, and services Server Can fulfill many different roles on the network. rimarily it is a shared storage point for files shared on the network. !t can also monitor and control the traffic on the network. "he term #$erver% can refer to different applications of used on both software and hardware. &or e'ample, a web server controls the traffic coming in and out of a website Node any device on a network Client the opposite of a server( a computer on the network that is governed by the server Router the device that forwards data, called packets, across clients on the network. &iles, email, and websites are forwarded and directed through routers Switch broadcasts network information (signal flow) to all nodes connected to it Hub broadcasts network information (signal flow), in a descending series, to all nodes connected to it Firewall a device that protects the network from malicious intrusion C!"I! ("ransmission Control rotocol) !nternet rotocol) is the individual address given to each node on a network to distinguish it from each other node IS! (internet service provider) a company like *eri+on or Comcast that provides internet access to customers #andwidth the amount of data that can be transferred at one time !eer-to-!eer Network a network in which all clients are independent of one another o$ology a chart that shows the physical architecture of the network