Monday, October 20, 2008

week 9

MONDAY
LAN Local Area Network – computers connected in a building or group of buildings. Most LANs connect workstations and devices, such as laser printers, as well as data.

TUESDAY

FTP – File Transfer Protocol – Used in uploading websites or files

WEDNESDAY
WAN Wide Area Network A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area connected through public networks, such as the telephone. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local-area networks (LANs). The largest WAN in existence is the Internet.


THURSDAY
Topology : The geometric arrangement of a computer system. Common topologies include a bus, star, and ring.

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