Protocol - How data is encoded or decoded, Network - A way to connect computers together to share data / files, Packets - What data is broken down into, HTTP - A protocol for webpages, POP - A protocol for email, VoIP - A protocol for video conference, IP address - A webpage address in numbers, Twisted pair cable - Used for ethernet cables, Co-axial cable - Runs over long distance, Fibre-optic cable - High speed, long-distance, used outside, Hubs - Connects computers together to one central point, Routers - Connects a LAN to the rest of the internet, Switch - Connects computers together by sending data to a single computer, LAN - Intranet / local network, WAN - Internet / other local networks in the world, Data centre - A location with secondary storage devices to store cloud data, the Cloud - Online applications, hosting, streaming and storage of data, Virtual networks - Can split a network into separate sub networks to keep data safe and limit traffic, VPN - Allows people to access a LAN across the Internet privately, HTTPS - a protocol for secure webpages,

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