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Network |
An arrangement of computers and other devices connected together to share resources and data |
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Server |
Powerful computer that provides the network with a service, such as storing files or sending/receiving emails |
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Why are networks used? |
Data is easy to back up Can support multiple user and servers simultaneously. Sharing devices sale money |
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What do networks allow users to do |
Access shared files among several users Download data or updates Access the internet Communicate w/ each other |
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Different types of networks |
LAN WLAN WAN |
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LAN |
Local area network. Covers a relatively small geographical area and often a single site. Hardware usually owned by the organisation the network belongs too |
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WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network A local area network in which connected devices use high frequency radio waves to communicate, wireless router. |
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WAN |
Wide area network Covers a large geographical area, usually across several sites of an organisation, under collective ownership One or more LANs |
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WAN Diagram |
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LAN Diagram |
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