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The internet and hardware
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- 1What is the internet?A network of networks
- 2What does a user need to be able to connect to the internet?A network adapter, a router and a modem.
- 3INFORMATION ABOUT NETWORK ADAPTERSA Network adapter allows the computer to send and receive data over the network and allows all of the computers on a network to communicate over the internet.
- 4INFORMATION ABOUT ROUTERSThis controls all of the communication on a local area network and allows all of the computers on a network to communicate over the internet.
- 5INFORMATION ABOUT MODEMSThis stands for modulator/ demodulator. This converts the communication signals used on the local network to signals that can be transmitted on the internet and vice versa. It converts digital signals to analogue ones and vice versa.
- 6What is the difference between a local IP address and an external IP address?Local IP addresses are dynamic and can only be used on that network. Whereas external IP addresses are commonly used in routers. This is static for communicating on the internet.
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on The internet and hardware, created by Mel Hughes on 16/03/2016.
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- Mel Hughes · Mar 2016
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- Mar 22, 2016
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