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<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Today we will talk about Networking.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: rgb(33, 29, 30);">A computer <span>network </span>consists of the communications media, the devices and the software needed to connect two or more computer systems and/or network devices. Organizations use networks to share hardware, programs and data internally. There are connections between networks to share data between them</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What are the differences between T1 and Fiber?<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is a Router? </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is a Network Hub?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is a Network Operating System?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is VPN?<span>&nbsp; </span>How would you use it in your office? </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is a LAN?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is a Server?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Let’s have some Sample Questions! </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is a network that connects computers to isolate remote computer networks at different locations? </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span>A.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">A Server</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span>B.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">A VPN</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span>C.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">A Utility</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span>D.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">A<span>&nbsp; </span>DVD</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;">The Answer is B<span>&nbsp; </span>A VPN. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(33, 29, 30);">VPN (Virtual Private Network) </span></b><span style="color: black;">A <b>virtual private network </b>(<b>VPN</b>) is a technology for using</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">the Internet or another intermediate network to connect computers to isolated remote</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">computer networks that would otherwise be inaccessible. It </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 29, 30);">is a secure connection over the</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 29, 30);">Internet to a private network. It allows employees to access network resources via their home</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 29, 30);">Internet connection. It is commonly used by companies to create wide area networks (WANs)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 29, 30);">by providing site-to-site connections to branch offices</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;"><br>
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The current most expensive IT solution to connect remote locations is:<br>
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A: T1 <br>
B: WAN<br>
C: Fiber<br>
D: Hubs<br>
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<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>The answer is C: fiber </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">What is an </span><span>internet-based computing system which utilizes shared resources rather than</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span>local servers or devices to handle applications or store information ?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span><span>A.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">DNS</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span><span>B.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Cloud </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span><span>C.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">VPN</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span><span>D.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Server</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">The answer is B: Cloud </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">Cloud based , also called Hosted. Computing is a popular way of storing information and systems.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Make sure you are familiar with the differences between cloud based operations and server based operations.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></p>]]></description>
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