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Draw Yo
our Conc
cept of the
t Interrnet Now
w
O
Objectives
Identify the common components
s of a networrk.
In this acttivity, you will illustrate how
w concepts froom Chapter 1 are applied tto show how network devicces
connect to o and through hout the Internnet. After refle
ecting on you
ur home or smmall-business topology, you u will
become fa amiliar with using the devic ce icons and knowledge ne eeded to visu
ualize networkk connectivityy through
the remaining network courses.

B
Backgroun
nd / Scenarrio
In this acttivity, you will use the know
wledge you haave acquired throughout C
Chapter 1, and d the modelin ng activity
documentt that you prepared at the beginning
b of this
t chapter. You may also refer to the other activitie
es
completed d in this chapter, including Packet Traceer activities.
Draw a map of the Inte s it now. Use the icons p
ernet as you see presented in tthe chapter fo
or media, end
d devices,
and interm
mediary devic
ces.
g, you may want to include
In your revised drawing e some of the following:
• WANs
s
• LANs
• Cloud
d computing
• Intern
net Service Prroviders (tiers
s)
Save your drawing in hard-copy
h mat. If it is an electronic do
form ocument, save it to a serve
er location pro
ovided by
your instru
uctor. Be prep
pared to sharre and explain n your revisedd work in classs.

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Required Resources
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 Begin
nning of chaptter modeling activity
a drawin
ng
 Packe
et Tracer (ma
ay be optional if students sk
ketch their ow
wn drawing)
 Paperr and pencils or pens

R
Reflection
1. After completing Chaptter 1, are you
1 u more aware of the device
es, cabling, an
nd physical co
omponents off a small-
to-mediumm size networrk? Explain your
y answer.
I would definitely say that I am. I learned what LANs and WANs are, what an end and intermediary device is,
the jobs of routers and servers, how packets work, and various methods of keeping one's computer safe.

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Modeling Activity
A Gra
aphic Reprresentation

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