https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58 Luis Barcenas 7th period en-us 2019-01-07 18:57:13 UTC 2025-11-10 14:25:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rugbyball.png luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318036972 A local-area network (LAN) is a computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most often, a LAN is confined to a single room, building or group of buildings, however, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves.]]> 2019-01-07 19:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318036972 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318039024 A personPersonal Area Network (PAN)  al area network (PAN) is a computer network for interconnecting devices centered on an individual person's workspace. A PAN provides data transmission amongst devices such as computers, smartphones, tablets andpersonal digital assistants.]]> 2019-01-07 19:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318039024 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318468889 A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network, usually used for connecting computers, that spans a wide geographical area. WANs can by used to connect cities, states, or even countries.]]> 2019-01-08 18:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318468889 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318470584 A neighborhood area network (NAN) is an offshoot of Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless local area networks (WLAN), which enable users to connect to the Internet quickly and at very little expense. A NAN is generally installed by an individual to serve a family or a number of neighbors.]]> 2019-01-08 18:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318470584 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318472448 It is generally applied to connect geographically dispersed LANs. Therefore the goal of MAN is to develop a communication link between two independent LAN nodes. A MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) is usually established using optical fiber. The network is established using routers and switches.]]> 2019-01-08 18:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318472448 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318473374 TCP is one of the main protocols in TCP/IP networks. Whereas the IP protocol deals only with packets, TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data. TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent.]]> 2019-01-08 18:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318473374 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318473915 client/server network. A computer network in which one centralized, powerful computer (called the server ) is a hub to which many less powerful personal computers or workstations (called clients ) are connected. The clients run programs and access data that are stored on the server. Compare peer-to-peer network .]]> 2019-01-08 18:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318473915 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318474479 Stands for "Peer to Peer." In a P2P network, the "peers" are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet. Files can be shared directly between systems on the network without the need of a central server. In other words, each computer on a P2P network becomes a file server as well as a client.]]> 2019-01-08 18:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318474479 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318475553 The geographic structure is one of several organizational designs. This particular structure brings workers together in geographical divisions. Other divisional structures group according to product, service or customer.]]> 2019-01-08 18:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318475553 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318476219 An organizational structure is a system that outlines how certain activities are directed in order to achieve the goals of an organization. These activities can include rules, roles and responsibilities. The organizational structure also determines how information flows from level to level within the company.]]> 2019-01-08 18:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318476219 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318476754 A communication channel or simply channel refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire, or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a radio channel in telecommunications and computer networking.]]> 2019-01-08 18:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318476754 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318477405 The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.]]> 2019-01-08 18:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318477405 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318478472 The File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network. FTP is built on a client-server model architecture using separate control and data connections between the client and the server.]]> 2019-01-08 18:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318478472 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318479109 In computer network and computer science, digital bandwidth or just bandwidth means the amount of data that can be sent from one point to another in a certain period of time. It is measured as a bit rate expressed in bits per second (bits/s) or multiples of it (kbit/s Mbit/s etc.)]]> 2019-01-08 18:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318479109 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318479872 The physical topology is the way you physically lay out the network, like a map, and the logical topology is the way the information flows on the network. Usually, the physical and logical topology is the same, but sometimes they can differ, such as in a physical star/logical ring topology.]]> 2019-01-08 18:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318479872 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318480364 A ring topology is a network configuration in which device connections create a circular data path. Each networked device is connected to two others, like points on a circle. Together, devices in a ring topology are referred to as a ring network.]]> 2019-01-08 18:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318480364 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318481083 A bus topology is a topology for a Local Area Network (LAN) in which all the nodes are connected to a single cable. The cable to which the nodes connect is called a "backbone". If the backbone is broken, the entire segment fails.]]> 2019-01-08 18:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318481083 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318481577 Mesh topology is a type of networking where all nodes cooperate to distribute data among each other. This topology was originally developed 30+ years ago for military applications, but today, they are typically used for things like home automation, smart H VAC control, and smart buildings.]]> 2019-01-08 18:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318481577 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318482116 A tree topology is a special type of structure in which many connected elements are arranged like the branches of a tree. For example, tree typologies are frequently used to organize the computers in a corporate network, or the information in a database.]]> 2019-01-08 18:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318482116 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318482629 A star topology is a topology for a Local Area Network (LAN) in which all nodes are individually connected to a central connection point, like a hub or a switch. A star takes more cable than e.g. a bus, but the benefit is that if a cable fails, only one node will be brought down.]]> 2019-01-08 18:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318482629 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318483033 An application server is a software framework that provides both facilities to create web applications and a server environment to run them. Application Server Frameworks contain a comprehensive service layer model.]]> 2019-01-08 18:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318483033 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318484672 In computing, a file server (or file server) is a computer attached to a network that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. shared storage of computer files (such as text, image, sound, video) that can be accessed by the workstations that are able to reach the computer that shares the access]]> 2019-01-08 18:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318484672 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318485124
the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer.]]> 2019-01-08 18:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318485124 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318485940 An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing.]]> 2019-01-08 18:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318485940 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318486328 The Gopher protocol is a TCP/IP application layer protocol designed for distributing, searching, and retrieving documents over the Internet]]> 2019-01-08 18:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318486328 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318487314 A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the Internet. ... A packet is typically forwarded from one router to another router through the networks that constitute an inter network until it reaches its destination node.]]> 2019-01-08 18:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318487314 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318487900 Telnet is a protocol used on the Internet or local area network to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communication facility using a virtual terminal connection.]]> 2019-01-08 18:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318487900 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318488354 When referring to computers, a bridge is a device that connects two LANs (local area networks), or two segments of the same LAN. Unlike a router, bridges are protocol independent. They forward packets without analyzing and re-routing messages]]> 2019-01-08 18:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318488354 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318488906 A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. You can implement a firewall in either hardware or software form, or a combination of both. Firewalls prevent unauthorized internet users from accessing private networks connected to the internet, especially intranets.]]> 2019-01-08 18:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318488906 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318489986 The name is sometimes written as WiFi, Wifi, or wifi, but these are not approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance. IEEE is a separate, but related organization and their website has stated "WiFi is a short name for Wireless Fidelity"]]> 2019-01-08 18:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318489986 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318490578 A Uniform Resource Locator, colloquially termed a web address, is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier, although many people use the two terms interchangeably]]> 2019-01-08 18:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318490578 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318491122 a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

]]> 2019-01-08 18:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318491122 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318492193 A network device used to regenerate or replicate a signal. Repeaters are used in transmission systems to regenerate analog or digital signals distorted by transmission loss. Analog repeaters frequently can only amplify the signal while digital repeaters can reconstruct a signal to near its original quality.]]> 2019-01-08 18:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318492193 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318492705 When referring to a network, a hub is the most basic networking device that connects multiple computers or other network devices together. Unlike a network switch or router, a network hub has no routing tables or intelligence on where to send information and broadcasts all network data across each connection.]]> 2019-01-08 18:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318492705 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318493334 In computer networking, a wireless access point, or more generally just access point, is a networking hardware device that allows a Wi-Fi device to connect to a wired network. The AP usually connects to a router as a standalone device, but it can also be an integral component of the router itself]]> 2019-01-08 18:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318493334 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318493822 In enterprises, the gateway is the computer that routes the traffic from a workstation to the outside network that is serving the Web pages. In homes, the gateway is the ISP that connects the user to the internet. In enterprises, the gateway node often acts as a proxy server and a firewall.]]> 2019-01-08 18:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318493822 luis_barcenas8400 https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318494828 A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, officially MAC bridge) is a computer networking device that connects devices together on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device. ]]> 2019-01-08 18:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/luis_barcenas8400/bff5ub8tyd58/wish/318494828