Components of the Internet
- Client
- A computer that accesses the web pages of a web application using a web browser.
- Web Server
- A computer that holds the files for each web application.
- Local Area Network (LAN)
- A small network of computers that are near each other and can communicate with each other over short distances.
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- A network that consists of multiple LANs that have been connected together over long distances using routers.
- Internet Exchange point
- Large routers that connect WANs together.