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What are the two ways to describe the Internet?
What are the two ways to describe the Internet?
Nuts-and-bolts description and network edge, host, access networks, and network core.
What are the components of the network edge?
What are the components of the network edge?
Hosts (end systems) such as clients and servers, often in data centers.
What are the components of the access networks?
What are the components of the access networks?
Physical media such as wired and wireless communication links.
What are the components of the network core?
What are the components of the network core?
What is the main purpose of the transport layer in communications networks?
What is the main purpose of the transport layer in communications networks?
Which type of computing device is responsible for requesting a service from a server?
Which type of computing device is responsible for requesting a service from a server?
What is the main advantage of placing servers in large data centers?
What is the main advantage of placing servers in large data centers?
What is the Internet primarily composed of?
What is the Internet primarily composed of?
Which type of computing device is responsible for providing services to clients?
Which type of computing device is responsible for providing services to clients?
What are the two types of hosts in the Internet?
What are the two types of hosts in the Internet?
