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Name: Rataa Jariyasakdipong
Room: M.2/6 No.6
Vocabulary: Network Terms
LAN Local Area Network : Multiple personal computers connected on a
network
MAN Metropolitan-Area Network : MAN is a network that
is utilized across multiple buildings. A MAN is much
larger than the standard Local-Area Network (LAN) but
is not as large as a Wide Area Network (WAN) and
commonly is used in school campuses and large
companies with multiple buildings.
WAN . Wide Area Network : A network that extends over a long
distance. Each network site
is a node on the network.
CAN Campus Area Network : The modern education
system, one way or another, aims to form students'
abilities to work with information. It is no coincidence
that the prior areas of education development pay
special attention to form skills of information processing,
which later becomes the mainstay of professional
activity of graduates in the information society, a
necessary component of information culture. In such
circumstances, students will acquire the necessary
knowledge to express themselves creatively, learn to
evaluate the accuracy of the information, develop critical
thinking, and distinguish information and knowledge.
PAN Personal Area Network : PAN, is a
localnetwork designed to transmit data between
personal computing devices (PCs), personal digital
assistants (PDAs) and telephones. Gaming devices, like
a game console system, may also be set up on a PAN.
PROTOCOL A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a
computer or between two computers.
FIREWALL Software or hardware that guards against
unauthorized access into an internal network; keeps internal
network secure while allowing communication with the rest of
the internet.
BANDWIDTH When referring to a data
connection,bandwidth, communication speed,
orconnection speed is the total maximum transfer rate of
a network cable or device. Essentially, it is a
measurement of how fast data can be sent over a wired
or wireless connection, usually measure in bits per
second.
GATEWAY When referring to a network, a gateway is an
address used as an entry point into another network.
For example, 166.70.10.1 could be used as a gateway.
It is common for an IP address ending with .1 and .2 to
be a network's gateway. The gateway is commonly the
address of a network device such as a network router.
NETWORK TOPOLOGY Network Topology is the
schematic description of a network arrangement,
connecting various nodes(sender and receiver) through
lines of connection.
BUS TOPOLOGY. Alternatively referred to as a line
topology, a bus topology is a network setup in which
each computer and network device are connected to a
single cable orbackbone. The following sections contain
both the advantages and disadvantages of using a bus
topology with your devices.
RING TOPOLOGY ring topologyis a computer network
configuration where the devices are connected to each
other in a circular shape. Each packet is sent around the
ring until it reaches its final destination. Ring topologies
are used in both local area network (LAN) and wide area
network (WAN) setups. The picture to the right is a
visual example of a network using the ring topology to
connect several computers together.
MESH TOPOLOGY A network setup where each
computer and network device is interconnected with one
another, allowing for most transmissions to be
distributed, even if one of the connections go down. This
topology is not commonly used for most computer
networks as it is difficult and expensive to have
redundant connection to every computer. However, this
topology is commonly used for wireless networks. Below
is a visual example of a simple computer setup on a
network using a mesh topology.
TREE TOPOLOGY Tree Topology integrates the
characteristics of Star and Bus Topology. Earlier we saw
how in Physical Star network Topology, computers
(nodes) are connected by each other through central
hub. And we also saw in Bus Topology, work station
devices are connected by the common cable called Bus.
After understanding these two network configurations,
we can understand tree topology better. In Tree
Topology, the number of Star networks are connected
using Bus. This main cable seems like a main stem of a
tree, and other star networks as the branches. It is also
called Expanded Star Topology. Ethernet protocol is
commonly used in this type of topology. The diagram
below will make it clear.
STAR TOPOLOGY star topology is one of the most
common network setups. In this configuration,
everynode connects to a central network device, like
a hub, switch, or computer. The central network device
acts as a server and the peripheral devices act
as clients.
SERVER For a local-area network, a hierarchical model in which one or more
computers act as dedicated servers and all the remaining computers act as clients. The
server fills requests from clients for data and other resources.
ISP Internet Service Provider : ISP is a company that
provides Internet access to users or subscribers of its
service. An ISP gives you an Internet account (access to
the Internet), e-mail address, web space for a web
page for around $20.00 U.S. dollars a month. Prices
may vary in other countries.
DIRECTORY Search for UT Austin students, faculty and
staff by entering a name, email address, EID or phone
number in the search box below. Use Advanced Search
to search using multiple criteria.
ETHERNET Originally known as Alto Aloha Network,Ethernet is
a widely used local-area network (LAN)protocol originally
created by Xerox PARC in 1973by Robert Metcalfe and others
(U.S. Patent # 4,063,220). Being the first network to provide
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
(CSMA/CD), Ethernet is a fast and reliable network solution
that is still widely used today. Below is a listing of different
standards of Ethernet and additional information about each of
them.
NETWORK A network is a collection of computers,
servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, or
other devices connected to one another allowing for
data to be shared and used. A great example of a
network is the Internet, connecting millions of people all
over the world together. Below is an example image of
what a home network with multiple computers and
other network devices all connected to each other and
the Internet.
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