POIT 1

What is Yelp?

A business review service.

What are submarine cables?

A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea.

What are the physical elements (hardware) of the network?

Devices and media

What is the IoE?

It is an interconnection between people, data, process, and things to provide value. The Internet of Everything.

What are examples of hardware?

Laptop, PC, switch, router, wireless access point and cabling

What are processes?

Provide the functionality that directs and moves the messages through the network.

What is a network service?

Provides information in response to a request. They include many of the common network applications people use every day (email hosting services, web hosting services, etc).

What are network components?

Software. They're used to provide services and processes.

What is the largest network in existence?

The Internet