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| Any device that can connect to the network and can generate,process transfer data |
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| Nodes that function as the source or destination of the data |
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| Redistribution-point Nodes |
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| Are devices used to transfer data(hubs routers...etc) |
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| The highest speed transmission path that carries the majority of the network data, connecting hubs, routers, switches |
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| Any discrete PHYSICAL subdivision of a network portion of the network(bounded by a physical internetworking device) |
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| A LOGICAL division of a network into smaller unit(networks) |
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| A design specification for how the nodes on a network interact and communicate |
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| What Are The Three Primary Network Type? |
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| Centralized, Client/Server, Peer-to-Peer |
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| What is a Centralized Network? |
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| A network in which a central host(mainframe) computer controls all network communication, performs all data storage and data processing for all the clients |
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| What is a Client/Server Network? |
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| A network where servers respond to service and resource requests from clients(servers provide centralized security and administration) |
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| What is a Peer-to-Peer Network |
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| A network which resource sharing,processing and communications are COMPLETELY decentralized. All clients are equal in terms of sharing and proivding resources |
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