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Networking Computer network A collection of computing devices that are connected in various ways in order to communicate and share resources Usually, the connections between computers in a network are made using physical wires or cables However, some connections are wireless, using radio waves or infrared signals Networking The generic term node or host refers to any device on a network Data transfer rate The speed with which data is moved from one place on a network to another Data transfer rate is a key issue in computer networks Networking Computer networks have opened up an entire frontier in the world of computing called the client/server model Networking File server A computer that stores and manages files for multiple users on a network Web server A computer dedicated to responding to requests (from the browser client) for web pages Types of Networks Local-area network (LAN) A network that connects a relatively small number of machines in a relatively close geographical area Types of Networks Various configurations, called topologies, have been used to administer LANs Ring topology A configuration that connects all nodes in a closed loop on which messages travel in one direction Star topology A configuration that centers around one node to which all others are connected and through which all messages are sent Bus topology All nodes are connected to a single communication line that carries messages in both directions Types of Networks A bus technology called Ethernet has become the industry standard for local-area networks Types of Networks Wide-area network (WAN) A network that connects two or more local-area networks over a potentially large geographic distance Often one particular node on a LAN is set up to serve as a gateway to handle all communication going between that LAN and other networks Communication between networks is called internetworking The Internet, as we know it today, is essentially the ultimate wide-area network, spa