DCN - Midterm Module 1

Networking Components:

Every computer on a network is called a host or an end device.

Network Components (Host Roles):

computers that send requests to the servers to retrieve information.

Network Components (Host Roles):

computers that provide information to end devices

Server types are:

• Email, Web, File

• Email, Windows, Microsoft

• Email, Internet, File

A type of network design for very small networks.

Network Component:

A device where a message originated from or where it is received. Data originates in an _ _, flows through the network, and arrives at an _ _.

Network Components:

These are devices that interconnect end devices.

examples of intermediary network devices:

• routers

• switches

• cables

• firewalls

• computer

Network Components:

Communication across a network is carried through a medium which allows a message to travel from source to destination.

Network Components (Network Media):

A type of medium that uses electrical impulses.