1. Tell us the difference between wired and wireless networks. Do you think there are enough available hotspots for wirelessly connect portable computing devices to the Internet? Tell us a little about your understanding of the common network topologies in use today and the difference between client-server networks and peer-to-peer networks as well the advantages of each.

2. Tell us about the coverage differences among PAN, LAN, WAN, and MAN networks. Also, cold you tell about the difference between the use of Intranets vs. Extranets and what a VPN is used for?

3. Have you ever used file management software or other DBMS packages? Make a list of all the places you can think of where data about you is stored. What are the implications of the same data being stored in so many different databases?