Spotlight on the Future What is the "interplanetary Internet" Podcast: Networking in discussed in the podcast? Space Why does NASA want to set up such a network? Exploring Network Transport Ethernet What are three primary network transport Standards token ring standards? token How are data transmissions controlled TCP/IP over Ethernet? packet How does a network using the token ring packet switching standard work? How do packets factor into a TCP/IP protocol? Where is TCP/IP used? Wireless Networking Standards Wi-Fi What networking standards are used in 802.11 standard wireless communications? hotspot On what standard is Wi-Fi based? WiMAX What versions of Wi-Fi are in use? 4G standard What is a hotspot? Bluetooth What standard does WiMAX use? Frequency What are the advantages of WiMAX? Identification (RFID) How is Bluetooth used? Wireless Application How is RFID used? Protocol (WAP) What does WAP do? Take the Next Step: Activity email server What are SMTP, POP, and IMAP? 6.4.1 webmail 6.5 Network Classifications What are the three important network characteristics covered in this section? Types of Networks What are the three main categories of networks? local area network (LAN) How much space is typically covered by a Local Area Networks server LAN or WLAN? wireless LAN (WLAN) What are the components of a LAN/WLAN? metropolitan area What are the components of a MAN? Metropolitan Area Networks network (MAN) Where would you find a MAN? wide area network (WAN) How are WANs used? Wide Area Networks Network Architecture network architecture What are the two major network client/server network architectures? client What is a client/server architecture, and distributed application why is it considered a distributed architecture application architecture? peer-to-peer (P2P) How are peer-to-peer networks set up? network What are the pros and cons of a Internet peer-to-peer network? (P2P) network How are Internet peer-to-peer networks used? Network Topologies topology What is a topology? bus topology What are the components used in a bus Bus Topology topology? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a bus topology?
Spotlight on the Future Podcast: Networking in Space What is the "interplanetary Internet" discussed in the podcast? Why does NASA want to set up such a network? Exploring Network Transport Standards Ethernet token ring token TCP/IP packet packet switching What are three primary network transport standards? How are data transmissions controlled over Ethernet? How does a network using the token ring standard work? How do packets factor into a TCP/IP protocol? Where is TCP/IP used? Wireless Networking Standards Wi-Fi 802.11 standard hotspot WiMAX 4G standard Bluetooth Frequency Identification (RFID) Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) What networking standards are used in wireless communications? On what standard is Wi-Fi based? What versions of Wi-Fi are in use? What is a hotspot? What standard does WiMAX use? What are the advantages of WiMAX? How is Bluetooth used? How is RFID used? What does WAP do? Take the Next Step: Activity 6.4.1 email server webmail What are SMTP, POP, and IMAP? 6.5 Network Classifications What are the three important network characteristics covered in this section? Types of Networks What are the three main categories of networks? Local Area Networks local area network (LAN) server wireless LAN (WLAN) How much space is typically covered by a LAN or WLAN? What are the components of a LAN/WLAN? Metropolitan Area Networks metropolitan area network (MAN) What are the components of a MAN? Where would you find a MAN? Wide Area Networks wide area network (WAN) How are WANs used? Network Architecture network architecture client/server network client distributed application architecture peer-to-peer (P2P) network Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) network What are the two major network architectures? What is a client/server architecture, and why is it considered a distributed application architecture? How are peer-to-peer networks set up? What are the pros and cons of a network? How are Internet peer-to-peer networks used? Network Topologies topology What is a topology? Bus Topology bus topology What are the components used in a bus topology? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a bus topology?
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