Week 1 Discussion (Networks and Protocol)

Atlas advertising: Atlas advertising is a regional advertising agency with offices in Boston, New York, Providence, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. 1. Describe what types of networks you think they would have (e.g., LANs, BNs, WANs) and where they are likely to be located? 2. What types of standard protocols and technologies do you think they are using at each layer (e.g., please see textbook Figure 1­5)? Responses Response Author Date/Time LAN vs WAN Professor Gander 8/27/2016 7:35:36 PM Class, how is a LAN different from a WAN? RE: LAN vs WAN Karly Derosena 8/28/2016 9:38:02 AM a) LAN : (local area network) is a group of computers and network devices connected together, usually within the same building. By definition, the connections must be high speed and relatively inexpensive (e.g., token ring or Ethernet). WAN : (wide area network), is not restricted to a geographical location, although it might be confined within the bounds of a state or country. A WAN connects several LANs, and may be limited to an enterprise (a corporation or an organization) or accessible to the public. The technology is high speed and relatively expensive. The Internet is an example of a worldwide public WAN. The classroom network is example of local area network LAN. RE: LAN vs WAN Jermaine Huggins 8/31/2016 11:37:20 PM The Marketing departments of companies these days are involved in the development of corporate WEB Sites because of the tremendous reach that a WEB Site can have in the marketplace. As such, Bob Jones’ department should be consulted and have representation in the WEB Site development process. The image projected by the quality of the WEB Site will be a critical factor to its success. RE: LAN vs WAN Molly Devuono 8/28/2016 1:27:06 PM Local area networks can, of course, only operate locally in small areas such as office buildings or even just one floor of a building. They're not regulated by the FCC, are cheaper than WANs, and also much easier to set up. Their speed is also greater on the whole. .........................................................CONTINUED...........................................