Network Mind Map

Network Mind Map

1. LAN (Local Area Network)

   • Hardware connects your devices to a LAN
     • Router
       • Connects things through wire, such as PC and XBox
     • Network interface card
       • A chip in computers that connect it to the Internet
     • Switch
       • It connects the telephone pole to the house, allowing it to connect
     • Wireless access point
       • Its basically a wifi extender. It connects to the WiFi and boosts the connection around your house.
     • Ethernet cable
       • Connects things like PC through a wire

2. Ethernet

   • Advanteges
     • Faster connection
   • Disadvanteges
     • Could stop working is wire gets cut off

3. WiFi

   • Advanteges
     • Allows you to go anywhere in your house and have connection
   • Disadvantages
     • Slower connection, easier to hack into

4. Ways to connect to a LAN

5. WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network)

   • A WPAN pairs devices together over a small distance using Bluetooth
     • e.g wireless controller, phone and Smart TV.
   • Advanteges
     • It allows people to control devices over a small distance
   • Disadvantages
     • Has a limited range and some compatibility issues

6. WAN (Wide Area Network)

   • A WAN is a computer network in which computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of 1km
     • e.g, connecting people for a game of Fifa

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