Year 8 LAN and WAN

Front

A Limited short range connection and generally used to link and transfer data between mobile devices is

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Bluetooth

Front

Two or more computers connected close together in a local area e.g. building or office is called?

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LAN

Front

Two or more computers connected together over a wide geographical area (e.g. county, country, globe). What type of network is this?

Back

WAN

Front

What is the purpose of a LAN?

Back

To allow computers to communicate with each other in the same area.

Front

What is the purpose of a WAN?

Back

To allow computers to communicate with each other - anywhere in the world

Front

The Word Wide Web (WWW) is the largest ...

Back

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Front

What is an advantage of a LAN?

Back

You can share peripherals like printers.

Front

LAN stands for

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Local Area Network

Front

WAN stands for

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Wide Area Network

Front

A computer network can share printers and software

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True