Network

Network

1. Disadvantages

   • Expensive
   • more room for error
   • malware: viruses can spread through the networks

2. Types of networks

   • LAN
     • Local Area Network
       • A network in a single location or organisation.
   • WAN
     • Wide Area Network
       • A network that spans a large area or multiple orginisations.

3. Advantages

   • share files
   • share resources
   • share logins

4. Bus

   • D: If the main cable fails, then the whole network will fail.
   • A: Cheap to install
   • D: slows down when more computors are added

5. Key: A= advantages and D = disadvantages.

6. Star

   • D: Expensive
   • A: low catastrophic failures
   • A: Fast (low collisions)

7. Ring

   • D: high catastophic failure
   • A: Cheap to install
   • A: no collisions

8. By Johannah Schavier 8T

9. IP address

   • a unique value assinged to every computer on a network, used to identify it.

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