Network Topologies

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What is a WAN?

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Wide Area Network

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What is a LAN?

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Local Area Network

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What is a characteristic of a WAN?

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Uses 3rd Party Hardware, cables or satellites.

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What is a characteristic of a LAN?

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Small geographical location such as a school or small office.

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To share hardware, software and data" is the answer to the question ...

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Why do we network computers and other devices?

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Which one is an advantage to networking computers?

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Data is easy to back up from a central server.

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What are two factors that affect network performance?

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Traffic and bandwidth

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What is bandwidth?

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The amount of data that can be carried at any one time.

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Mbps is known as...

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Megabits per second

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What are the 3 main network topologies?

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BUS, RING & STAR