Chapter 1:

Explore the Network

Introduction to Networks v5.1
Instructor Name: Touch Ra
19,March 2016

1.0 Introduction
1.1 Globally Connected
1.2 LANs, WANs, and the
Internet
1.3 The Network as a Platform
1.4 The Changing Network
Environment

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Networks support the way we:

Learn
Communicate
Work
Play

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Network Interface Card

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Physical Topology

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Logical Topology

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The two most common types of network infrastructures are:

Local Area Network (LAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)

Other types of networks include:

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Storage Area Network (SAN)

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LANs separated by geographic distance are connected by a network

known as a WAN.

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LANs use WAN services

to interconnect.

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Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Broadband cable

Broadband Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

Wireless WANs

Mobile Services

Business DSL

Leased Lines

Metro Ethernet

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Top trends include:

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Online collaboration
Video communications
Cloud computing

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The most common external threats to networks include:

Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses
Spyware and adware
Zero-day attacks, also called zero-hour attacks
Hacker attacks
Denial of service attacks
Data interception and theft
Identity theft

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Minimum solutions:
Antivirus and antispyware
Firewall filtering

Additional solutions:
Dedicated firewall systems
Access control lists (ACL)
Intrusion prevention systems (IPS)
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

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Thank you.