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- 1What is a LAN?A LAN is a Local Area Network, it is a network that covers a small geographical area.
- 2What is a WAN?A WAN is a Wide Area Network. It covers a large geographical area an example of this would be the internet.
- 3What is a DNS?The Domain Name System is a hierarchical decentralised naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.
- 4What is an IP address?An IP is an Internet Protocol address it is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
- 5What is a MAC address?A MAC address stands for Media Access Control, it is a unique identifier given to a network interface.
- 6What is Packet Switching?Packet switching is a method of grouping data transmitted over a network into packets which are composed of a header and a payload.
- 7Advantages of LAN's?The internet can be shared between every device connected to the LAN.
You can communicate with other LAN users simply and cheaply. - 8Disadvantage of LAN's?Only works on a small site such as that home or business. Not useful if you have a larger business.
- 9What is a network topography?A network topology is the pattern in which nodes (i.e., computers, printers, routers or other devices) are connected to a local area network (LAN).
- 10What is a star network?A star network is a type of topology where each system is independently connected to a central unit.
- 11What is a full mesh network?A full mesh network is where every device is connected to each other, these are able to access all information on the server from other systems.
- 12What is a bus network?A bus network is an arrangement in a local area network (LAN) in which each system is connected to a main cable or link called the bus.
- 13What is a partial-mesh network?Term describing a network in which devices are organised in a mesh topology, with some network nodes organised in a full mesh, but with others that are only connected to one or two other nodes in the network.
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