Network Hardware
Definitions
Advantages
Disadvantages
PAN, LAN, OR WAN
100

Connects to a wired network and provides wireless network radio signal for wireless devices to connect to

What is a Wireless Access Point (WAP) 

100

Two computers connected together in order to share resources

What is a computer network? 

100

Not dependent on a single server 

What is an advantage of a Peer-to-Peer

100

Expensive to set up 

What is a disadvantage of a client-server network? 

100

Bluetooth Headphones

What is a PAN? 

200

Responsible for moving data from one network to another network. Ex. the internet 

What is a router? 

200

Requests data from the server 

What is a client?

200

All of the files are stored on a single server 

What is an advantage of a client-server network

200

If a host computer breaks down, you no longer have access to the files on it 

What is a disadvantage of a peer-to-peer network? 

200

Cell Phone Towers

What is a WAN? 

300

Used to connect multiple wired devices together and send data to the correct wired device. 

What is a switch? 

300

Fulfills requests 

What is a server? 

300

A backup can be taken of the server, rather than the individual client machines 

What is an advantage of a client-server network? 

300

There is no central backup system 

What is a disadvantage of a peer-to-peer network
300

Single Building or Room

What is a LAN?

400

Used to connect multiple wired devices together and broadcasts the data to all other devices connected to it. 

What is a hub? 

400

In this network each device shares equal responsibility acting as both the client and server

What is a peer-to-peer network?

400

it does not require expensive equipment to set up 

What is an advantage of a peer-to-peer network? 

400

A specialist network administrator is needed to set up the network 

What is a disadvantage of a client-server network 

400

GPS

What is a WAN?

500

Enables a wired network connection between a computer and another networked device

What is a Network Interface Card (NIC)? 

500

in this network there is one central server that carries out multiple requests from client devices go

What is a client-server network? 

500

If a client machine breaks, it won't affect the network

What is an advantage of a client-server network? 

500

If the server fails, then everyone connected will be disrupted 

What is a disadvantage of a client-server network?

500

Home Network

What is a LAN? 

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