Year 8 Revision

Year 8 Revision

1. Networks

   • LAN/WAN/WPAN
     • local area network
       • wide area network
         • wide personal area network
   • Connection Types
     • Ethernet
       • very secure because you cant use it without actualy having a wire, its not wireless and does have a rather long range
     • WiFi
       • you need a router for it and a modem if you want to connect to the internet
     • GPRS
       • when you are out and about and you use data to connect to the internet
     • Bluetooth
       • this is a short range and wireless network
   • Network Security (FAPE)
     • on your computer you should have ~firewall~anti-malware~password~encryption to stay safe