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Irfaan Ahmed English 9 cards

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1what is wi fi?its a radio wave based system that connects your computer to a network or the internet.
2what is a modem?its a device which converts the computers digital data into analogue data
3what is a broadband?digital technology that provides multiple channels to stream data from the internet to you.
4what is a web browser?its a software that enables you to view web pages
5what is a WAN?it covers a large geographical area.it uses cables,telephone lines, satellites and radio waves to connect. examples include: international banking systems and ATM machines - the internet
6what is a LAN?A LAN is a local area network. its a connected set of computing and other devices. each device is called a node (e.g computer,printer etc) A LAN is installed on one site
7what is a computer network?its 2 or more computers connected together to share information and resources (this can involve physical and wireless connections, or both)
8what is ISP?it stands for internet service provider. its a company that provides access to the internet for a monthly fee.
9what is a search engine?it is a database that can be searched using keywords to find websites on a paticular topic.