EECS 1520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Transport Layer, Data Link Layer, Media Type

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

Document Summary

15. 1 networking: computer network communicate and share resources. A collection of computing devices connected so that they can: wireless. A network connection made without physical wires: node (host) Any device attached to a network: data transfer rate (bandwidth) This speed that data is moved from one place to another on a network: protocol. A set of rules that defines how data is formatted and processed on a network: client/server model server responds. An approach in which a client makes requests of the server and the: file server. A computer that stores and manages files for multiple users on a network: web server. A computer dedicated to responding to requests for webpages. Types of networks: local area network (lan) geographic area (lans are usually confined to a single room or building) A network that connects a small number of nodes in a close: ring topology. A lan configuration that connects all nodes in a closed loop: star topology.