What is a Workstation
powerful computers that run more than one central processing unit (CPU) and whose resources are available to other users on the network to access when needed.
What is a Server
servers are highly specialized and are there to handle one important labor-intensive job. This is not to say that a single server can’t do many jobs, but more often than not, you’ll get better performance if you dedicate a server to a single task.
What is a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
a network covering a metropolitan area used to interconnect various buildings and facilities usually over a carrier provider network.
What is a Host
host means any network device with an IP address.
What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)
WAN networks are what we use to span large geographic areas and truly go the distance
What is a Personal Area Network (PAN)
PANs are intended for close proximity between devices such as connecting to a projector, printer, or a co-worker’s computer and extend usually only a few meters.
What is a Campus Area Network (CAN)
A CAN, or campus area network, covers a limited geographical network such as a college or corporate campus. The CAN typically interconnects LANs in various buildings and offers a Wi-Fi component for roaming users. A campus area network is between a LAN and WAN in scope. They are larger than a local area network but smaller than a metropolitan area network or wide area network.
What is a Storage Area Network (SAN)
is designed for, and used exclusively by, storage systems.
What is a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN)
A software-defined wide area network (SDWAN) is a virtual WAN architecture that uses software to manage connectivity, devices, and services and can make changes in the network based on current operations.
What is Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
MPLS is a switching mechanism that imposes labels (numbers) to data and then uses those labels to forward data when it arrives at the MPLS network
What is Multipoint Generic Routing Encapitalization (mGRE)
The Multipoint Generic Routing Encapsulation (mGRE) protocol refers to a carrier or service provider offering that dynamically creates and terminates connections to nodes on a network. mGRE is used in Dynamic Multipoint VPN deployments. The protocol enables dynamic connections without having to pre-configure static tunnel endpoints.
What is a Peer-to-Peer network?
Computers connected in peer-to-peer networks do not have any central or special authority—they’re all peers, meaning that when it comes to authority, they’re all equals. It also means that the computers coexisting in a peer-to-peer network can be client machines that access resources and server machines and provide those resources to other computers.
