Nt1310 Unit 3 Assignment 1 Video Analysis

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Video Summarized This video was broken down into three different sections: Wireless Networking, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, and Building a Real-World Network. The first section was partially new to me, but I am somewhat familiar with wireless networks due to hooking up my network at my house. He gave a deep explanation of wireless access points, and how their technology has evolved through time. He then explained how wireless standards have evolved, and what the most current fastest standards are, at this time. He then went into some key information that is needed when setting up a wireless network like the power needed, and how you can hook up a router using power over the ethernet and additional fixes, if that isn’t enough. He then explained current encryption standards, ways to help implement wireless security, and how to identify threats. He also talked about how all modern wireless devices are WPS-enabled, but this can also cause security threats to your systems. He identified problems to your wireless networks that you may encounter, and ways to remove sources of interference. He then finished this section by explaining some of the best practices when trying to install your network, and how the placement of your WAP is one of the most important aspects. …show more content…
Virtualization was slightly confusing to me, but he broke down how virtual machines work, and how you can access network from remote stations. He then broke down the differences between Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service, (PaaS), and Software as a service). The best way to explain these are by saying they are virtual infrastructures, instead of having physical ones. After this he went into cloud ownership. He explained how cloud networking works, and the four different types of clouds; public, private, community, and