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Mind Map by Lacey Jones, updated more than 1 year ago
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Copied by Lacey Jones
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Networks
- LAN (Local Area Network)
- Devices connected
together over a small
geographical area.
- WPAN
- WPAN
- Connection methods
- WiFi
- Wireless Fidelity. A
wireless method of
connecting to a LAN.
- WiFi has a longer range in
comparison to
Ethernet.
- ...because the signal can be
boosted with a WiFi range
extender.
- ...because the signal can be
boosted with a WiFi range
extender.
- WiFi has slower data
transfer speeds in
comparison to Ethernet
- ...because physical
obstructions, such as
walls, interfere with the
radio waves.
- ...because physical
obstructions, such as
walls, interfere with the
radio waves.
- Wireless Fidelity. A
wireless method of
connecting to a LAN.
- Ethernet
- A protocol (set of rules) that governs
how data is sent between connected
devices.
- Ethernet has a smaller
range in comparison to
WiFi
- ...because the range is
limited by the length of the
cable.
- ...because the range is
limited by the length of the
cable.
- Ethernet has faster
data transfer speeds in
comparison to WiFi.
- ...because the data does
not get obstructed by
barriers as it travels
directly down the cable to
its destination.
- ...because the data does
not get obstructed by
barriers as it travels
directly down the cable to
its destination.
- A protocol (set of rules) that governs
how data is sent between connected
devices.
- WiFi
- Hardware
- Router
- Enables a LAN to connect
to a WAN (e.g. the
Internet.) and enables
devices to communicate
with each other in a LAN.
- Enables a LAN to connect
to a WAN (e.g. the
Internet.) and enables
devices to communicate
with each other in a LAN.
- NIC (Network Interface Card)
- Installed in a device, such as a PC, to enable it to
connect to a network by providing a means of
communication between the device and the network
devices (e.g. a router or switch).
- Installed in a device, such as a PC, to enable it to
connect to a network by providing a means of
communication between the device and the network
devices (e.g. a router or switch).
- Switch
- Facilitates (Enables)
communication between multiple
devices in a LAN by directing data to the correct device.
- Facilitates (Enables)
communication between multiple
devices in a LAN by directing data to the correct device.
- WAP (Wireless Access Point)
- Enables WiFi devices to
connect to wired networks.
- Enables WiFi devices to
connect to wired networks.
- Ethernet cable
- Cable used to connect
devices in a LAN
together.
- Cable used to connect
devices in a LAN
together.
- Router
- Enables devices to share data.
- Enables peripherals, such as printers,
to be shared between devices.
- Enables users to communicate via
email (electronic mail).
- Devices connected
together over a small
geographical area.
- WPAN (wireless
personal area
network)
- A wireless personal area
network is a personal, short
distance area wireless network
for interconnecting devices
centered around an individual
person's workspace. WPANs
address wireless networking and
mobile computing devices such
as PCs, PDAs, peripherals, cell
phones, pagers and consumer
electronics.
- A wireless personal area
network is a personal, short
distance area wireless network
for interconnecting devices
centered around an individual
person's workspace. WPANs
address wireless networking and
mobile computing devices such
as PCs, PDAs, peripherals, cell
phones, pagers and consumer
electronics.
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