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Networks
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Networks
Area Networks
- LAN's
- Small geographical area located on a single sight
- Can be wired OR wireless
- Found in businesses, schools, universities, etc
- Local Area Network
- Small geographical area located on a single sight
- WAN's
- Wide Area Network
- Connects LAN's in different geographical locations
- Connected using telephone lines, satellite links or radio links
- LAN's
Hardware
- NIC's
- Network Interface Controller
- Wired OR Wireless
- Internal Hardware
- Allows a device to connect to a network
- Network Interface Controller
- Switches
- Connect devices on a LAN
- Receive and transmit data
- Routers
- Transmits data between networks
- Always connected to at least 2 different networks
- Connect the LAN to the internet
- Direct packets to their destination
- Ethernet Cables
- Connect devices on a LAN
- NIC's
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- GCSE Computing Mind Map on Networks, created by Sam Bradley on 20/10/2021.
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- Sam Bradley
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