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    A basic understanding of network competencies is necessary to succeed in most technology fields and it is a foundational requirement for roles that deal directly with network communications. In today’s connected world of the cloud, apps that depend on internet connectivity, and even thermostats that can have their temperature set across the internet, the need to understand how networking works is expanding beyond the traditional roles of Network Administrators, Network Engineers, and information

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    allows you to use a printer connected to a different computer, and access media and other resources, such as images and music, which are stored remotely or across the office Different Types of Networks Networks are classified on basis of scale. The area a network covers determines the type of network it is. Originally, there were only two types of networks: LAN and WAN. But over the years, other types of networks have evolved, like MAN, SAN, PAN, CAN and DAN. Let’s take a look at the more popular

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    Technically, VPN extends the concept of Local area network, where the main LAN at the company headquarters is connected to multiple LANs in different company locations and individual users (Protocols, 2008). Most organizations develop an intranet, which is an internal network used only by company

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    processing occurs in the server. Terminal services is used to simultaneously deliver windows based applications to multiple clients which could be windows-based terminals, remote users or local desktops and even more it supports delivery to an heterogeneous desktop environment. The service could be delivered over the local area network

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    interconnections between computer systems within a small region generated a new interest of Internet development. The initial motivation for building such networks was generally to share storage and printers, which were both expensive at the time. Early Local Area Networks development started in the late 1970’s by enthusiasts and commercial companies. From that time until the present a variation of LAN’s design has been offered in the marketplace. However, in the late 1980’s people began to recognize Ethernet

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    describe WiMAX except: a) an 802.16-based broadband wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) access standard. b) can deliver voice and data services without the expense of cable. c) has shorter distance limitations than DSL and cable. d) does not require a clear line of sight to function. 19. Which is not one of the general types of mobile networks? a) Bluetooth b) wide area networks (WANs) c) WiMAX d) local area networks (LANs) 20. __________ are built by attaching a wireless access

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    Introduction It would be rare to find an organization that has not implemented some form of network security. The security of an organization 's primary resources such as data and the information is one of the aspects included in the concept of protecting and securing the network. This paper will provide an evaluation of the concept of network security within the corporate setting along with the explanation of the requirements that would be necessary to adequately respond to any threat to include

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    Cisco Systems: Web-enablement Mission Cisco’s mission is to solve their customer’s most important business challenges by delivering intelligent networks and technology architectures built on integrated products, services, and software platforms. They accomplish this by making everything thing do about the customer. Strategy John Chambers was hired in 1991 and quickly became CEO of the company in 1995. He came up with a plan that would help the company work more efficiently and effectively

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    1. Introduction 1.1. Project Background This section will explain the background of network virtualization, data centres and performance of internal network I/O. The paper compares and analyses, the similarities and differences of software based switch and physical switch. We also try to compares the switching methods used by the two switches. Network Virtualization Network virtualization can be explained as a network environment in which multiple virtual networks coexist in the same physical

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    attendees. These recommendations include responses to potential vulnerabilities such as emergency systems, power grids, and electronic displays. Emergency Systems We believe that the emergency systems in stadiums are a vulnerability. One of the main areas of concern are the alarms in stadiums. If hackers are able to infiltrate the computer networks, there is a possibility of them being able to get access to the alarm-management network and disable all of the alarms in a stadium. This could prove to

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