Pre-Lab Activities: Network

Reading

A network is a collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, and other devices that are linked together to share data. The Internet, for example, is a network that connects millions of individuals all over the world.

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• Advantage of Network

• Disadvantage of Network

• Components of Network

• Basic terminology of network

• Bit rate, bandwidth, and latency

The Internet is a vast network of computers and other electronic devices that spans the globe. Click here to learn more about the internet and the web.

• What are IP addresses and DNS?

• Internet packets, routers, and their reliability

• What are HTTP and HTML?

• What are the digital and physical strategies for maintaining security(eg. encryption)?

• What is Cybersecurity?