What does WAN stand for?, World Access Network, Wide Access Network, Wide Area Network, Wide Also New, What does LAN stand for?, Local Area Network, Lost and Network, Land area network, local access network, What is a computer network?, lots of devices connected together , Two or more computing devices (such as a computer) connected together in order to share resources and exchanging information, something where there is a computer which controls all the other computers, What is LAN?, A network which has two or more network-enabled devices connected over a large geographical area, A network which has a device connected to another , A network which has two or more network-enabled devices connected within a small geographical area, A network with local people accessing the same thing, LAN devices that can be connected in a home?, Home hub, WAP, Sofa, laptop ca, Dog, Advantages of LAN?, A user can log on from any workstation and still access all of their files., Peripherals such as printers and photocopiers can be shared between many users, thus reducing costs, Resources and files can be shared by users, this means that they can collaborate on a project., Backups of files and documents can be done centrally rather than needing to do it from each machine, When software needs to be installed it can be done centrally rather than having to go to each individual workstation., An anti-virus and malware check can be carried out from the server to all workstations., Disadvantages of LAN?, Network failure, An anti-virus and malware check can be carried out from the server to all workstations., Slow service, Files cannot be accessed, What does WAN mean?, Connects two or more local area networks that are in different geographical locations, connects two or more wide area networks that are in different geographical locations., connects two or more local area networks (LAN) that are in the same geographical locations., WAN pros?, Allows workers to collaborate over a wide area, Expensive, Files can be easily sent to one device to another, WAN disadvantages?, Expensive, Cheap, Needs tonnes of devices, Where might we often see a star topology?, WAN, LAN, Sophia's computer, Properties of mesh topology, No central server, No wires, Expensive, A single place where network can fail, Easy.

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