Keywords- internet/networks

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  • Created on: 01-07-14 19:52
LAN
Local Area Networks:- A computer network that interconnects computers within a limited are e.g. a school, an office etc.
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WAN
A wide area network is a network that covers a broad area -like any telecommunications network- that links across regions, nations or international boundaries using telecommunication lines.
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ISP
An Internet service provider is an organization/ business (BT, Sky Broadband etc.) that provides an internet connection for accessing or using the Internet.
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Router
It's A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers. It receives information and forwards it based on what the device determines to be the most efficient route at the time of transfer.
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Cable Network
it's a cable that's used to connect a network device to another or to connect two or more computers to share a printer or a scanner, either through a server or a wireless network
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Wireless Network
This is a computer network that uses a wireless network connection such as Wi-Fi
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Ethernet
a system for connecting a number of computer systems together to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information.
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Network
Two or more computer systems linked together.
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Wireless
using radio, microwaves, etc. instead of wires or cables to transmit signals and connect to networks and the internet.
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Power Line
It uses power line communications to connect computers using power outlets in the home, which changes every electrical outlet in the building into a network connection
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A wide area network is a network that covers a broad area -like any telecommunications network- that links across regions, nations or international boundaries using telecommunication lines.

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WAN

Card 3

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An Internet service provider is an organization/ business (BT, Sky Broadband etc.) that provides an internet connection for accessing or using the Internet.

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Card 4

Front

It's A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers. It receives information and forwards it based on what the device determines to be the most efficient route at the time of transfer.

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Card 5

Front

it's a cable that's used to connect a network device to another or to connect two or more computers to share a printer or a scanner, either through a server or a wireless network

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