CIS 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Local Area Network, Electronic Data Interchange, Virtual Private Network

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Chapter 12: bts of network and security in the. Networking disadvantages: business networks are more complex so they require a network administrator: people that have training in computer and peripheral maintenance and repair, network design, and the installation of networking software, requires special equipment and software. P2p networks are decentralized: the individual user coordinates data security: c/s networks also have increased scalability: more users can be added easily without affecting the performance of the other network nodes. East campus lan and west campus lan link together to create a school-wide wan. Intranet: a private network set up by a business or an organization that"s used exclusively by a select group of employees, customers, suppliers, volunteers, or supporters: inaccessible by unauthorized individuals, protected by a firewall. Transmission media: network adapters, network navigation devices. File server: a server that stores and manages files for network users.