Technology exploration - Network types

A Computer Network consists of:

• Two or more devices connected together by Apps to share data

• One device connects to computer

• highly speed router

Select Devices

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• Laptops

• Email

• Servers

• Lans

Select Applications to share Data through network

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• Email

• Laptop

• WAN

• File Transfer

Select Networks

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• Disk Devices

• LAN

• WAN

• printers

Different types of signals are transmitted over different media like?

• Radio frequencies are transmitted through air

• Routers connect one network to others.

• Access switches connect end-users.

Network Interfaces

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• TCP

• Ethernet

• IPv4

• WIFI

What are small Local Networks

• a network of networks that connects hundreds of millions of computers world-wide

• used by corporations and schools, can have many locations with hundreds or thousands of interconnected hosts

• Small home networks connect a few computers to each other and to the internet

what are large Local Networks

• Small home networks connect a few computers to each other and to the internet

• used by corporations and schools, can have many locations with hundreds or thousands of interconnected hosts

could we connect Household appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, and dishwashers to the internet

• Yes

• No

Connected devices that can provide and receive data

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• sensors can provide temperature, humidity, wind speed, barometric pressure, and soil moisture data

• Medical devices such as pacemakers, insulin pumps, and hospital monitors provide users or medical professionals with direct feedback or alerts when vital signs are at specific levels

• Smart Cars, can connect to the internet to access maps, audio and video content, or information about a destination.

• Lights in each room of a home