IP stands for Internet Protocol. We can compare this as a phone number or a home address. It is numeric and serves as an identifier for a device or a network. Every device on a network has it’s own IP address. There are two parts in a IP address : […]
Why do we need a network ? Share resources Communicate: emails, chat, voIP Control and monitor for security Entertainment: video games, social media, etc. Physical elements of a network Hosts or “end devices”: Clients Servers(DNS, DHCP, NAT) Devices(printer, phones, etc.) External storage: NAS, SAN, etc. Interconnection equipment: Router, switch, etc. […]