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A.M.D.G. Instituto Sagrado Corazón (L.H.) Fourth Advance 2024 Eleventh Bilingual Mister: José Moisés Machado García **Computer Network** • Subtopic: Network Definition: A network is a collection of devices (computers, servers, printers, etc.) connected to each other to share resources and communicate. Types: - LAN (Local Area Network): A network that covers a small geographic area, such as an office or a building. - WAN (Wide Area Network): A network that spans large geographic areas, like cities or countries. • Subtopic: Protocol Definition: A set of rules that dictate how data is transmitted across the network. Examples: - TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol): The fundamental protocol suite for communication on the Internet. - HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The protocol used for transferring web pages. • Subtopic: IP Address Definition: A unique number that identifies a device on a network. Types: - IPv4: A 32-bit address format (e.g., 192.168.1.1). - IPv6: A 128-bit address format, designed to replace IPv4 due to the exhaustion of addresses (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334). • Subtopic: Router ...