Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
You are in a social situation talking with coworkers, friends, or family members who are not familiar with the concept of networking, except for the idea that they turn on their computer and surf the World Wide Web (WWW). They ask you to provide a summary of what networking is and what is meant by a peer-to-peer network and a client/server network. Focus your discussion on the following:
What is networking, and how does it work?
Illustrate a peer-to-peer network and a client/server network. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Unit 1 - Individual Project
This week, you should successfully complete Networking Overview (Section 6.1) lab activities. Use the following instructions to complete your assignment:
Use the labs link that was provided by Words of Wisdom by using your own passcode. By now, you should have received the link and the passcode in a separate e-mail.
To complete Networking Overview (sections 6.1) lab activities, access and review the following lab sections:
6.1.1 Networking
6.1.2 Network Types
6.1.3 Networking Facts
6.1.4 Network Topologies
6.1.5 Topology Facts
Once complete, answer the following questions:
Networks can be categorized according to their geography and size by Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. What we mean by Local Area Network? What we mean by Wide Area Network? What are the differences between the two?
Topology is the term that is used to describe how devices are connected and how messages flow from device to device.
Describe common physical topologies and a logical topology.