Wired and Wireless Networks 4.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? ComputingNetworksGCSEEdexcel Created by: pepsglassesCreated on: 25-03-18 16:38 What is a LAN? Local Area Network. 1 of 14 What is a WAN? Wide Area Network. 2 of 14 What are some of the factors that affect network performance? Number of users, bandwidth, and latency. 3 of 14 What is a Client Server? When there's 2 computers, which one (the client) makes a service request from the other (the server). 4 of 14 What is a Peer-To-Peer Network? When each computer stores files and acts as a server. 5 of 14 What does a Wireless Access Point (WAP) do? It allows a Wi-Fi device to connect to the network. 6 of 14 What does a switch do? It connects devices together in the network. 7 of 14 What does the Network Interference Card (NIC) do? It allows each computer to communicate on the network. 8 of 14 What does transmission media do? It carries one communication signal from one system to another. 9 of 14 What kind of network is the Internet? It's a Wide Area Network (WAN). 10 of 14 What is the Domain Name Server (DNS)? It's the main system over the Internet that uses the name server. 11 of 14 What is hosting? It's when name servers are used to host and match addresses to IP addresses. 12 of 14 What is the Cloud? It's storing and using services online rather than storing them locally on a device. 13 of 14 What is a Virtual Network? It's a software used to divide devices on a LAN into smaller groups. NOTE: the whole LAN is still physically connected. 14 of 14
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