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WANs connect systems over a large geographic area. The best known WAN is
the Internet. LANs connect computers in the same geographic area (usually the
same building or floor).
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Explain the differences between wide
1 area networks (WANs) and local area 2 Data format, encryption
networks (LANs).
Routing data; logical addressing; WAN
3 TCP port numbers? 4
delivery
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Terms in this set (57)
Data format, encryption Presentation
End-to-end communication Transport
maintenance
Physical addressing; LAN Data Link
delivery
, Process-to-process Session
communication
Routing data; logical Network
addressing; WAN delivery
Signaling Physical
User interface Application
Ethernet, MAC address, Data Link
switches
HTTP, SMTP, POP, IMAP Application
IP, IP address, routers Network
Most of TCP Transport
Network cables (copper or Physical
fiber optic), electrical
signals, laser light, hubs
TCP port numbers? Data Link
Unicode, PGP Sessions
Layer 7 application
Layer 6 Presentation
Layer 5 Session
Layer 4 Transport
Layer 3 Network
Layer 2 Data Link
Layer 1 Physical
Explain the differences WANs connect systems over a large geographic area.
between wide area The best known WAN is the Internet. LANs connect
networks (WANs) and local computers in the same geographic area (usually the
area networks (LANs). same building or floor).
Connects internal networks Internal Router
together, allowing traffic to
be kept in or out of a
specific subnet.