Computer Networking Fundamentals

*Is an engineering discipline that aims to study and analyze the communication process among various computing devices or computer systems that are linked, or networked, together to exchange information and share resources.

• Computer Network

• LAN

• Computer Networking

*Is a collection of connected devices, such as computers, laptops, printers, servers, and mobiles devices, that can communicate and share resources with each other

• Internet

• Computer Networking

• Computer Network

This involves wireless devices having access to the network wirelessly

• WLAN

• WAN

• LAN

A type of network that has connectivity over large geographical area

• CAN

• WAN

• MAN

Type of network where devices can communicate with each other inside your network in a short and limited distance

• LAN

• CAN

• PAN

Is the network of networks where the connectivity spans globally

• World Wide Web

• Internet

• Extranet

Is a specialized networking device connected to two or more networks running software that allows the router to move data from one network to another.

• Hubs

• Switches

• Routers

Is a device that channels incoming data from any of multiple input ports to the specific output port that will take the data toward its intended destination.

• Hubs

• Switches

• Routers

This protects a computer network from unauthorized access. It might be a hardware device, software program, or a combination of the two.

• Gateway

• Router

• Firewall

Is a type of cabling that is used for telephone communications and most modern Ethernet networks. A pair of wires forms a circuit that can transmit data.

• Fiber optic cable

• Twisted Pair Cable

• Coaxial cable