Connectivity methods Flashcards

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LAN (Local Area Network)

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  • these are located on 1 site and owned by 1 organisation

- services provided for the use of its users who need to be within the LAN to access them

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WAN (Wide Area Network)

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  • if each of the LAN’s are joined together then a WAN is formed
  • the organisation will normally own the internal network hardware, but they will normally be using a public network to connect each of the separate branches
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MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

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  • these must be connected together within the metropolitan city area
  • may cover a row of buildings or a city
  • can be operated as a public service or by a number of companies grouping together to build their own
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Satellite

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ability to transmit and receive data from a relatively small satellite dish on Earth and communicate with an orbiting geostationary satellite 22,300 miles above Earth’s equator.

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