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  • Created on: 15-03-16 12:37
The difference between LAN and a WAN?
The difference between a LAN and a WAN is that LAN covers a single site and a WAN covers a geographical site
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What is meant by the term 'Wide Area Network'?
Covers a large geographical area and could be linked by cables, microwave or satellites
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What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?
A collection of multimedia resources accessible via the internet
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What is the difference between an intranet and an extranet?
Internet is an internal network for example belongs to an organization compared to an extranet, which is made from people outside the organisation
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What is the internet?
Interconnected network of networks of computers
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What is meant by the term 'Local Area Network'?
Covers single site area
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What is De facto standard?
A de facto standard is one where no formal agreement is in place.
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What is De jure standard?
De jure standards are legally binding industry standards that all manufacturers have to agree to work to.
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What is a protocol?
A protocol includes formatting rules that specify how data is packaged into messages.
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What is a Internet Protocol?
A Internet protocol which directs data from one computer to another
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