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- 1What is a WAN and where does it go?Wide Area Network
It covers a large geographical area like ATM'S,International banking systems and the World wide web etc - 2What is a LAN and where does it go?Local Area Network
Each device is called a node(e.g computer,printers,etc)
A LAN is installed on one site
Relatively small
It is owned by the organisation - 3What is a wireless Access?A wireless access point (WAP) is a hardware device or configured node on a local are network (LAN) that allows wireless capable devices and wired devices and wired networks to connect through.
- 4What is the purpose of an NIC ?It allows Nodes (computers) to connect and transfer data on to a network
- 5What is a Modem ?A device which converts the computers digital data into analogue data
- 6What is a computer network?A computer network is two or more computers connected together to share information and resources
- 7What are the advantages of a computer network?The advantages of a computer network are:
peripherals,like printers and scanners,can be shared - 8What are the disadvantages of a computer network?The disadvantages of a computer network is that the wiring can be expensive to buy and install.
- 9What devices are needed to produce a LAN?a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardised communication protocols.
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