This document discusses the key components needed for an intranet within a company: a router to route and forward information within the network, a database to store consolidated records for many applications, FTP to exchange and manipulate files over the network, and a firewall to block unauthorized access while allowing authorized communications. It provides brief definitions and purposes of each component.

1. Using an Intranet Within a Company
Router
Database
FTP
Firewall

2. Router
● A router is a
networking device
whose software and
hardware are usually
tailored to the tasks of
routing and
forwarding
information.

3. Database
● A Database is an
integrated collection
of logically related
records or files that is
stored in a computer
system which
consolidates records
previously stored in
separate files into a
common pool of data
records that provides
data for many
applications.

4. FTP
● File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) is a standard
network protocol used
to exchange and
manipulate files over
an Internet Protocol
computer network,

5. Firewall
● A firewall is a part of a
computer system or
network that is
designed to block
unauthorized access
while permitting
authorized
communications.

6. Reference
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/