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- 1What is a computer network?Two or more computers connected together.
- 2What is a LAN?computer network that interconnects computers.
- 3What is a WAN?Telecommunications network or computer network.
- 4What are the advantages of a computer network?Site (software) licences are likely to be cheaper than buying several standalone licences.
- 5What are the disadvantages of a computer network?Network users can communicate by email and instant messenger.
- 6What devices are needed to produce a LAN?Network Adapter. A computer needs a network adapter to connect to a network.
- 7What is the purpose of a NIC?Electronic circuitry required to communicate using a wired connection.
- 8What is the purpose of a Router?connect multiple networks and forward packets destined either for its own networks.
- 9What is the purpose of a Hub?common connection point for devices in a network.
- 10What is the purpose of a Switch?Function that any switch is supposed to perform.
- 11What is the purpose of a WAP?Hardware device or configured node on a local area network.
- 12What is the difference between a Hub and a Switch?Ethernet hubs, switches, and routers are all devices that let you connect one or more computers to other computers.
- 13What is the Internet?A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities.
- 14What is the World Wide Web?An information system on the Internet which allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links.
- 15What is the purpose of a Modem?Modem stands for Modulator/Demodulate.
- 16What is the purpose of an ISP?An (ISP) is an organisation that provides services accessing and using the Internet.
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