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Topic 8- Networks, LAN, WAN, Internet, Intranet and Extranet
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- 1With Network computers you can share hardware _____ such as printers and ______Peripherals
Scanners - 2With Network computers you can access a ______ store of _____.Central
Resources - 3With Network computers you can log onto any ________.Workstation
- 4With Network computers there is a central ______.Backup
- 5With Network computers the ______ of software is _______.Installation
Easier - 6Network computers have stronger ______.Security
- 7Disadvantages of Networks include: 1.V_____ 2.N_____ F______ 3.Slow S______ 4. C___ is H____ 5.E_____ Support R_____Viruses
Network Failure
Slow Service
Cost is High
Expert Support Required - 8LAN stands for...Local Area Netwrok
- 9WAN stands for ...Wide Area Network
- 10A LAN can be set up between computers that are fairly close, give 3 examples of where a LAN could be set up.School
Office
Hospital - 11In a LAN the computers could be joined together by C____ or W_____.Cables
Wireless - 12A WAN is a group of ____ that are connected usually through a T______ system or M_____m.LANs
Telephone
Modem - 13By linking LAN's together the network is no longer L______ to one building, it is now spread over a large G______ area which is a WAN.Local
Geographical - 14What is the largest WAN in existence?The Internet
- 15Advantages of the internet: Cheap C_____ V_____ Re_____ I_____ Educational R_____ S____/Receive F____ Online S_______Cheap Communication
Video
Research
Interactive Educational Resources
Send/Receive Files
Online Shopping - 16Disadvantages of the Internet: V_____ O______ Content S_____ Media R_____ H________Viruses
Offensive Content
Social Media Risks
Hacking - 17What is a vast collection of devices that are connected to an electronic communication medium that enables them to communicate?The Internet
- 18what is a private extension of the internet confined to an organisation?Intranet
- 19What is a computer network that allows controlled access from the outside for specific business or educational purposes?Extranet
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- Flashcards on Topic 8- Networks, LAN, WAN, Internet, Intranet and Extranet, created by NiamhDixon on 03/04/2015.
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