Network

Network

1. Disadvantages

   • If one computer gets a virus they all do
     • expensive to set up
       • lack of independence

2. Advantages

   • share files/data
     • share resources eg printers and internet
       • more reliable
         • more storage

3. Types of network

   • LAN
     • Local Area Network
       • A network contained in a single geographical locacation

4. WAN

   • Wide Area Network
     • A network that spans a large geographical area or multiple organisations

5. bus network

   • advantages
     • cheap to install
       • disadvantages
         • high chance of failure
           • lots of collisions
             • slows down as more computers added

6. ring network

   • advantages
     • cheap to install
       • no collisions
         • disadvantages
           • high chance of failure
             • difficult to expand

7. star network

   • advantages
     • low chance of failure
       • no collisions
         • diasadvantages
           • expensive
             • depends on a switch

8. IP address

   • An IP address is a unique value assigned to every computer on a network, used to identify it

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