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NET WORK

Oscar Cullen English

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NET WORK

local area network(lan)
- advantges
  - can conect to local severs
- hardware needed to connect to lan
  - Ethernet cable
  - wireless access point (wap)
  - router
  - network interface card
  - switch
- Devices connetcted over a small geographical area
- ways to connect to lan
  - wifi
    - wireless connection
    - advantages
      - it has a longer range
      - and it can be used for potable devices
      - can connect more devices
    - disadvantages
      - slower data transfer speed
      - can be less secure if not encrypted
  - ethernet
    - wired connection
    - advantages
      - it is faster than wifi
    - disadvantages
      - it only gowes a surten distance
WAN(wide area Network
- A collection of networks are connected over a large geographical area (e.g. the internet
- advantges
- Hardware needed to connect to WAN