FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

TYPES OF NETWORKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A business wants to allow it’s employees to securely connect to the business network from home. What type of network will they likely use?
A
PAN
B
LAN
C
WAN
D
VPN
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A virtual private network (VPN) allows employees to securely access a company’s servers and records through a private network. With the rapid expansion of remote work capability, many companies implement technology initiatives to better connect with their employees, regardless of the location or device.

Detailed explanation-2: -The remote access VPN does this by creating a tunnel between an organization’s network and a remote user that is “virtually private, ” even though the user may be in a public location. This is because the traffic is encrypted, which makes it unintelligible to any eavesdropper.

Detailed explanation-3: -The acronym VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network”. Used often by employees working from home, a VPN connection allows employees to remotely and securely connect to your business’ network. It creates a secure tunnel between their computer and your corporate network.

Detailed explanation-4: -A virtual private network (VPN) is a mechanism for creating a secure connection between a computing device and a computer network, or between two networks, using an insecure communication medium such as the public Internet.

Detailed explanation-5: -Extranet VPN-VPN infrastructure for business partner connectivity also uses the Internet or a private infrastructure for network access. Keep in mind that it is important to have secure extranet network policies to restrict the business partners’ access.

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