It 242 Week 3 Discussion Questions

DQ One Conduct an Internet search to locate an example of a private network and a public network. How is each network used What are the pros and cons of each Answer A private network is the type of network that is owned, by either an individual or a business. With a public network, it is just a communications network that can be accessed by anyone, or has public access. A good example of a public network would be ATT. They offer up internet service to their public network for a monthly fee, as do many other Internet providers. An example of a private network would be a business that only has a handful of computers connected to a virtual private network just so work can be performed within that office, for that business. It works well with remote access, so that the employees can access the VPN securely through a separate internet connection. Some pros of a VPN are that incoming and outgoing data is more secure because the VPN encrypts the data, preventing those that should not have access to that data. A con it that the bandwidth is usually regulated, so is traffic, and can be expensive