Network

Network

1. LAN

   • A local area network
   • not great range
   • cheap
   • quicker to make

2. WAN

   • A wide area network
   • hard to make
   • costs alot
   • good range

3. advantages

   • If you save a file it goes to all the computers on your account
   • you can open a file from any computer i the network
   • you can print something from any computer

4. disadvantages

   • If you get a virus it goes through all the computer instead of one
   • if one piece of hard wear break the whole system could break
   • needs good wifi or may be really laggy

5. star

   • advantages
     • not much traffic
     • easy to add new things
   • disadvantages
     • expensive
     • and if hub breaks it stops working

6. Bus

   • advantages
     • all on one wire
     • its cheap
   • disadvantages
     • one component breaks the whole thing goes
     • lots of traffic

7. ring

   • disadvantages
     • if a component breaks the whole thing breaks
     • only one way
   • advantages
     • less traffic
     • cheap

8. ip addresses

   • computers on a network need an ip adress
   • all ip are used to send messages or infomation to a specific client
   • An address is a unique identifier given to something

9. mesh

   • disadvantages
     • very costly
   • advantages
     • if something breaks it still all works
     • very fast
     • little traffic

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