LO3 - Network Connection Methods:

Question 1

What is a LAN?

Answer 1

Local Area Network - A network confined to one site relatively small in size, with the connected computer systems being located in the same building.

Question 2

What is MAN?

Answer 2

Metropolitan Area Network - A network covering the range of a town or city, such as a university campus or airport.

Question 3

What is a WAN?

Answer 3

Wide Area Network - A network spanning the range of a large geographical area, such as across countries.

Question 4

What is ADSL?

Answer 4

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - A method of transferring data across copper wire telephone lines.

Question 5

What is a Leased Line?

Answer 5

A leased line is a method of providing an uncontended, direct, and fixed-bandwidth data connection.

Question 6

What is an ISDN?

Answer 6

Integrated Services Digital Network - Transmission of video and audio data simultaneously over traditional copper telephone lines.

Question 7

What is the PSTN?

Answer 7

Public Switched Telephone Network - The global collection of wired public telephone networks used to transmit data across long distances.

Question 8

What is Cellular?

Answer 8

Cellular networks require a cell or transmitting tower to be in close proximity to the communication device.

Question 9

What are Satellite Networks?

Answer 9

Satellite networks utilise point-to-point communication using orbital satellites above the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 10

What are Diagrammatical Representations?

Answer 10

A diagram representing how networks are connected to each other, such as between a LAN and a WAN.