Router, Connects a LAN (e.g. home network) to the Internet., Wireless access point, A device that allows other devices to connect to a network wirelessly., ISP (Internet Service Provider), A company which sells you access to the Internet., Mobile network (4G and 5G), Wireless systems that let phones connect to the Internet without Wi‑Fi., Mobile network cell tower, Point of access for mobile networks (usually tall poles with antennae)., WiFi, A local area wireless technology connecting devices into a WLAN. Often has 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands. , Bluetooth, A wireless technology for exchanging data over short distances., World Wide Web, A global system of interconnected webpages, navigated using a web browser., The Internet, A global network of interconnected computer networks., LAN, A computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area (e.g. apartment, school)., WLAN, A wireless computer network that links devices within a limited area (e.g. home, school)., MAN, A computer network that interconnects computers and spans an entire city or campus., WAN, A network that covers a broad geographical area., PAN, A computer network for interconnecting electronic devices within an individual person's workspace, in a radius up to 10m..

KS3 Computing: Networks

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