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6. What is a WAN
- Two or more computers linked together for the purposes of sharing data and resources
- A network that covers a large geographical area.
- A network that covers a small geographical area
- A set of things that work together as part of a mechanism
7. Which of these is not a threat to a network
- To gain access to cause the organisation problems e.g causing crashes, introducing virus etc.
- Organisations system crashes and data is lost
- Gaining access to commit a criminal act e.g stealing infomation that has commerical value
- To gain access to prove they can, to the hacker it is a type of game however can still create a great deal of damage
8. What is an advantage to the user of networked environments
- Networks require more maintance
- Hardware resources such as printers and scanners can be shared
- Networks are vulnerable to viruses
- Backup procedures are easier to complete
9. What is LAN
- A network that covers a small geographical area
- Two or more computers linked together for the purposes of sharing data and resources
- A set of things that work together as part of a mechanism
- A network that covers a large geographical area.
10. Which of these are not a feature of a client server
- Backups and network security is controlled centrally
- Powerful processing capabilites
- Ensures applications are able to run in the amount of memory avaliable
- Stores data at a central location