Local area network. Computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a home, school, computer lab, or office building. Hardware

Virtual LAN. Same as LAN but allows wireless connection. Software

Wide Are Network. Span large geographical area and consists of two or more LAN's

Storage Area Network. Used by businesses to obtain greater flexibility in their data storage.

Wireless LAN. Uses high-frequency radio waves. (spoopy)

Based on electrical-field transmission. Allows individuals to exchange data with simple touch or grasp. (ex. airDrop)

Peer to Peer Networks. Each work station has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities

Not Backward Compatibile

an intranet that is partially accessible to outside users. Provides various levels of accessibility to outsiders

Virtual private Network. Constructed using public wires--usually internet--to connect to a private network, like a company's internal network.

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conveys bit stream (electrical impulse, light, or radio signal) through the network.

data packs are encoded and decoded into bits. Furnishes transmission protocol knowledge and management and handles errors in layer 1

Provides switching and routing technologies, creating logical paths, known as virtual circuits.

Transparent transfer of data between systems.

Establishes, manages, and terminates connections between applications.

Provides independence from differences in data representation by translating from application to network format or vice versa. Turns data into form application can accept.

Supports application and end-user processes.

Server, client, tunnel, protocols, encryption, tunneled data, and transit internetwork.

overall completeness, accuracy, and consistency of data and is achieved by error checking and correction protocols.

control packet flow so sender doesn't transmit more packets than a receiver can process

two computer programs prevent each other from using the resource because they both are using it.

source sends more packets than receiver can handle

based on accuracy, speed, and efficiency

breaking data files into small packets in order to send them across a network.

To reduce file size without affecting its quality.

The connection of different parts of the world. Results in the expansion of international cultural, economic, and political activities.

A set of rules that allow two devices to communicate. The importance of these is that they provide a standard way to interact among networked computers.

A packet is a basic unit of communication over a digital network. A packet is also called a datagram, a segment, a block, a cell, or a frame, depending on the protocol used for data transmission. When data is transmitted, it is broken into similar structures of data before transmission, called packets. The packets are reassembled to the original data chunk once they reach the destination.

Is a technology standard for long-range wireless networking for both mobile and fixed connections. These systems are expected to deliver broadband access services to residential and enterprise customers in an economical way.

Is based on a set of standards used for mobile devices and mobile telecommunications use services and networks. It supports services that provide an information transfer rate of at least 144 kbit/s

Has peak speed requirements for at 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s)(=12.5 megabytes per second) for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users).

Is widely believed to be smarter, faster and more efficient than its predecessor (4G). Promises mobile data speeds that far outstrip the fastest home broadband network currently available to consumers. With speeds of up to 100 gigabits per second, 5G is set to be as much as 100 times faster than 4G.

are six bytes (48 bits) wheres the computers own hardware configuration determines its MAC address. The configuration of the network kit is connected to determines its IP address