Logical security is security safeguards for software that are used to protect systems. Examples of logical security are passwords and user names, access rights and authentication. These measures are used to ensure that only those with authorization are able to obtain the secured information within the network. A great way to better understanding of what [...]
There are many ways to secure a WLAN. Overall no matter what way you decide to secure the network, if someone is determined enough to get through the security, they will. The first way I would like to mention would be well locked down access to the network. A lot of wireless networks are unsecured [...]
There are many different types of wireless technologies out there in today’s technology world. The four types of wireless technologies to be discussed would be IR or Infrared, satellite signals, microwave signals, and radio systems. These types of systems send out information in different ways and strengths. All of these systems have their benefits and [...]
Packet switching is the most common way of sending data through a network. Circuit switching controls the public telephone network. While both circuit and packet switching are used in high-capacity networks, packet switching is considered the more reliable of the two options. The advantage of circuit switching is that it allows large amount of data [...]
VLAN stands for Virtual Local Area Network is one of the latest network technologies that have been developed in the past few years. VLAN s has started to gain recognition only recently. Local Area Network technologies are growing at a extremely fast rate and also the cost of the equipment required for implementing a secure [...]
The decision primarily depends on the type of network. Static routing is manually deciding the routes the packets should take and therefore is suitable for small networks and where topology does not change very frequently. The advantage of having this is that the routers do not have the overhead of tracing all possible roots, but [...]
Data and video signal typically encoded utilizing a digital methodology where voice is typically encoded utilizing an analog format. In analog technology, sound is recorded in its original form. Therefore, if making a recording of the sound, the audio is taken straight from the microphone and stored onto the storage media. The wave from the [...]