Foundation Topics
Defining a Network
Networks Defined by:
Geography
Topology
Resource Location
Examples of Networks
What are some examples of how you use networks
every day?
File sharing
Video chat (Skype, FaceTime)
Web surfing
Instant messaging
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Vine, LinkedIn)
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Network Components
Icons representing actual
equipment:
Router
Switch
Hub
Client
Server
Cisco Router
Network Components
Connect the components together with some media and
you have a network!
Components: Routers,
switches, wireless bridges,
and so on
Wireless: Microwave
Components: Routers,
switches, wireless bridges,
and so on
Bus Topology
Ring Topology
Star Topology
Hub-and-Spoke Topology
A WAN link from each
remote site (spoke site) to
the main site (hub site)
Full-Mesh Topology
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Partial-Mesh Topology
file server
o Shared access to files
o Networked printers
o Easier administration
Peer to peer
(shared)
Client/Server Network
Peer-to-Peer Network
Summary
Various network components
Client, server
Hub, switch, router
Media, WAN link