It 240 Week 1 Discussion Questions

DQ One Postyour response to the following Explain what kind of network you are on at work or at home. If you do not have access to a network, ask a friend or family member to explain the type of network they have access to. What benefits does the network provide to its users How does it help increase productivity Answer In my home I am connected to a LAN network. We have one desktop (my own), and three other laptops that are also connected to the local area network within our home. They are all connected through the router that we use from ATT to access our high speed internet. Since we use a router, the router separates the computers being used into two or more smaller LANs therefore making the connection and communication more efficient. There are never more than two compuers using the network at the same time, to increase efficiency of the network connection. No one within my house works remotely at all, so there is not a server that needs to be connected to within the home. DQ Two Postyour response to the following Select four terms related to networking and define them in your