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Objective:
Understand the movement of packets in a network
Familiarized on the network equipment normally used in the industry
Setup a network and check its operations
Familiarized on the use of CISCO packet tracer
What is CISCO Packet Tracer?
Understanding the common network equipment
Hub
A level 1 device(works on physical layer)
Pros
Cheaper than switch
Work good for smaller network
Cons
Issue with broadcast
No memory
Normally runs in half duplex
Switch
A lever 2 device(works on data link layer)
It has memory and stores MAC address
Intelligent device compare to Hub
It can do unicasting, multicasting and broadcasting
Security risk are low
More efficient
Full duplex
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