Network Hardware
Connects to a wired network and provides wireless network radio signal for wireless devices to connect to
What is a Wireless Access Point (WAP)
Two computers connected together in order to share resources
What is a computer network?
Not dependent on a single server
What is an advantage of a Peer-to-Peer
Expensive to set up
What is a disadvantage of a client-server network?
Bluetooth Headphones
What is a PAN?
Responsible for moving data from one network to another network. Ex. the internet
What is a router?
Requests data from the server
What is a client?
All of the files are stored on a single server
What is an advantage of a client-server network
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?
Cell Phone Towers
What is a WAN?
Used to connect multiple wired devices together and send data to the correct wired device.
What is a switch?
Fulfills requests
What is a server?
A backup can be taken of the server, rather than the individual client machines
What is an advantage of a client-server network?
There is no central backup system
Single Building or Room
What is a LAN?
Used to connect multiple wired devices together and broadcasts the data to all other devices connected to it.
What is a hub?
In this network each device shares equal responsibility acting as both the client and server
What is a peer-to-peer network?
it does not require expensive equipment to set up
What is an advantage of a peer-to-peer network?
A specialist network administrator is needed to set up the network
What is a disadvantage of a client-server network
GPS
What is a WAN?
Enables a wired network connection between a computer and another networked device
What is a Network Interface Card (NIC)?
in this network there is one central server that carries out multiple requests from client devices go
What is a client-server network?
If a client machine breaks, it won't affect the network
What is an advantage of a client-server network?
If the server fails, then everyone connected will be disrupted
What is a disadvantage of a client-server network?
Home Network
What is a LAN?