Linking two or more computing devices together for the purpose of sharing data, communicating,software and peripherals
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Local Area Network (LAN)
Usually covers a single site and could be linked by the use of cables
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Wide Area Network (WAN)
Covers a large geographical area and could be linked by cables, microwave or satellites
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Metropolitan Area Network
Covers an area like a town or city and could be connected by cables, microwave or satellites
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Hub
Small,simple network device that allows multiple computers to communicate. Hubs are an inexpensive piece of network equipment often found in home wired networks and small businesses
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Router
Hardware device (wired or wireless) that joins networks together at the network protocol layer
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Network Switch
Hardware device that joins multiple computers together at the data like network protocal layer
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Internet
A large group of interconnected computers around the world that allow the sending and retrieval of information from one computer to another; sometimes described as a network of networks
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World Wide Web
A collection of multimedia resources accessible via the internet
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Transmission Control Protocol
A protocol to manage the assembly of data into packets transmitted between computers over the internet; ensures reliable transmission; used along with internet protocol
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Internet Protocol
A protocol which directs data from one computer to another
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Protocols
A set of known rules that govern the communications between computers on a network
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Usually covers a single site and could be linked by the use of cables
Back
Local Area Network (LAN)
Card 3
Front
Covers a large geographical area and could be linked by cables, microwave or satellites
Back
Card 4
Front
Covers an area like a town or city and could be connected by cables, microwave or satellites
Back
Card 5
Front
Small,simple network device that allows multiple computers to communicate. Hubs are an inexpensive piece of network equipment often found in home wired networks and small businesses
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