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Home Networks Flash Cards
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- 1What Is A LAN?Local Area Network
Covers a small geographical area. A LAN connects all the computers in a household creating a home network. - 2Advantages Of A LANSharing the internet connection
Sharing files including backup
Sharing peripherals i.e. printers
Internet and telephone service - 3What Is A Router?A router allows you to connect to the internet, it connects all the computers in a home network. Each computer is given an internal IP address so that it 'knows' where to send data.
- 4What Does IP Sand For?Internet Protocol
- 5What Are The Advantages Of A Wireless Connection To A Router?All you need is a wireless router.
It is cheaper than cable connection as you only nee to pay for the router.
You can access the network from anywhere in the house and stay connected while moving from room to room. - 6What Are The Disadvantages Of Having A Wireless Connection To A Router?Wireless connection can be slow with only 54 megabits per second (Mbps).
Security can be poor as anyone within range can connect unless it is password or security key.
Objects such as walls or other electronic equipment can cause interference. - 7What Are The Advantages Of Having A Cable Connection To The Router?Cable connection is very fast with 1 gigabit per second (Gbps).
Security is good as the user has to physically plug in their computer to the network with a cable.
No interference should be experienced. - 8What Are The Disadvantages Of Having A Cable Connection To The Router?Cables have to run from the router to all rooms on the house.
Installation is expensive.
You cannot connect in a room without a socket. - 9What Is Encryption?Encryption scrambles data so that only the computer with the right key can read it.
- 10How Many Types Of Encryption Are There?There are 3 types of encryption:
WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2 - 11What Is A MAC?Media Access Control
- 12What Does A MAC Do?A MAC address is given to each device on your network. You can specify which addresses can connect your network. This is stored on the NIC.
- 13Ways Of Securing Wireless NetworksChanging the default admin password on the router.
Setting up a from of encryption.
Setting up media access control (MAC) address filtering. - 14More Ways Of Securing Wireless NetworksHiding the router by stopping the router broadcasting its Service Set Identifier (SSID)
Turning off the router when the router is not in use.
Reducing transmitter power.
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