Networks and Protocols

Share resources but don’t have security relationship

• Layer Switch

• File Server

• Peer-to-peer

• WAN

Data network that’s in a single physical location

• byte

• Layer 3 Switches

• Lan

• WAN

Computer that contains the resources that the users need

Connects computers that are in the same network

Transfer information between computers not connected to the same network

Connects computers that are in the same network and can act as a router also

• Propriety

• Lan

• File Server

• Layer 3 Switches

Works only on a specific vendor’s equipment

A group of local area networks connected to each other