Network

Network

1. Local Area Network [LAN]

   • Advantages
   • Hardware needed
     • Router
       • connects all of the devices together
     • Ethernet cable

2. Local Area Network [LAN]

   • devices connected over a small geographical area
   • Advantages
   • wireless network
   • ways to connect to a LAN
     • wifi
       • wireless connection
   • WPAN
     • ways to connect to a WPAN
       • bluetooth

3. Hardware needed to connect your devices to the Lan

   • switch
   • router
   • wireless access poiny

4. wifi

   • advantages
     • you can use the internet
   • disadvantages
     • security issues
     • speed

5. WAN [Wireless area network]

   • a collection of networks are connected over a large geographical area [eg. the internet]
   • ways to connect to a WAN

6. LAN

   • Definition of a LAN
     • local area network
       • advantages
         • you can share peripherals
         • you can send emails

7. ethernet

   • bandwidth
   • flexibility
   • disadvantages
     • distance limitd
     • fault intolerant