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Wired And Wireless
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- 1What Is A WAN?A Wide Area Network eg. the Internet
- 2What is a LAN?Local Area Network, operates on a single site eg. Small Business or school.
- 3What is the Internet?A collection of INTER-connected NETworks.
- 4What is the Role of the client?Sends requests to the server then waits for the reply.
- 5What is the role of the server?Waits for the requests from client, acknowledges request, may have to pass it on to another server, then sends requested information.
- 6Advantages of client server networkingUsers can log in from any computer and access their files.
- 7Advantage of peer to peer networks.Computers can share files with each other.
- 8Difference between client server and peer to peer.Client server is reliant on a central server, peer to peer isn't.
- 9What does the cloud do?It enables users connected to any Internet-enabled computer to access their files or services.
- 10Advantage of the cloudYou can access data from anywhere at anytime.
- 11Disadvantage of the cloudData could be vulnerable to hacking.
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- Flashcards on Wired And Wireless , created by Lissy Jordan on 17/11/2016.
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- Lissy Jordan · Nov 2016
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