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Networks
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- 1What is a Network?A network is a collection of two or more computers connected together.
- 2What does LAN stand for?Local Area Network
- 3What is a LAN network?A collection of computers and peripheral devices connected together within a Single site and are joined over a small geographical area
- 4What is does WAN stand for?Wide Area Network
- 5What is a WAN network?A collection of computers and LANs connected together over a geographically Remote area, using leased infrastructure and are joined over a large geographical area
- 6What are the benefits of Networking?• Sharing folders and fi les so you can access files anywhere on the network from any computer and different people can access these fi les as needed
• Sharing peripheral devices such as printers and scanners - 7What are the drawbacks of Networking?• Easy to get a virus as all the computers are connected
• Easy to get hacked - 8What is network interface card (NIC) ?The card that plugs into a computer to provide a connection to a LAN. Can be wireless or cabled. Holds the MAC address.
- 9What is the purpose of the hub ?A hardware device that provides connectivity to a LAN cable. A multiport box that has a connection to the LAN from one side and several computers on the
other. Can be wireless or cabled. - 10What is the purpose of the Switch?A hardware device that is similar to a hub but it has built-in intelligence to direct traffic to the right place. Computers connected to a switch form a star topology
LAN. - 11what is the purpose of the Router?The hardware devices that make up the backbone of the Internet as well as
(smaller ones) providing connectivity from a LAN to the Internet. Use Internet
Protocol to communicate with each other. - 12What is the purpose of wireless access point?The device to which a computer connects wirelessly. Can be a wireless hub or a
wireless switch. - 13What is a server?A computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
- 14what is the Ethernet cable?This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet.
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