Types of network

LAN (Local Area Network)

WAN (Wide Area Network)

Factors that affect the performance of networks

The different roles of computers in a client-server and a peer-to-peer network

The hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers into a Local Area Network

Wireless access points

routers

Switches

NIC (Network Interface Controller/Card)

Transmission media

The Internet as a worldwide collection of computer networks:

DNS (Domain Name Server)

Hosting

The Cloud

Web servers and clients

Star and Mesh network topologies