EECS 1520 Chapter 15: Chapter 15.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Course: EECS 1520
• Professor: lew

Document Summary

Data transfer rate is a key issue in computer networks. Computer network: a collection of computing devices that are connected in various devices that are connected in various ways in order to communicate and share resources. Node/host: refers to any device on a network. Data transfer rate: the speed with which data is moved from one place on a network to another. Client/server model: computer networks have opened up an entire frontier in the world of computing. File server: a computer that stores and manages files for multiple users on a network. Web server: a computer dedicated to responding to requests (from the browser client) for web pages. Wireless: a network connection made without physical wires. Protocol: a set of rules that define how data is formatted & processed on the network. Gateway: a node that handles communication between its lan & other networks.