Key Terms
This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing Page 6
Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network Page 8
Medium to large network Page 8
Server Page 9
Client Page 9
End device Page 14
Medium Page 8
Network Interface Card (NIC) Page 18
Physical port Page 18
Interface Page 18
Physical topology diagram Page 19
Logical topology diagram Page 19
Local area network (LAN) Page 20
Wide area network (WAN) Page 20
Internet Page 23
Intranet Page 25
Extranet Page 25
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Page 26
Converged network Page 29
Network architecture Page 31
Scalable network Page 32
Quality of Service (QoS) Page 32
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Page 35
Collaboration Page 36
Cloud computing Page 37
Private cloud Page 38
Public cloud Page 38
Hybrid cloud Page 38
Custom cloud Page 38
Data center Page 39
Smart home technology Page 40
Powerline networking Page 40
Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) Page 41