networks wire and wireless Flashcards
three types of wired networks
coaxial cable
twisted part cable
fibre- optic cable
coaxial cable
central wire
surrounded by insulating layer
mostly uses in ethernet
twisted pair cable
two seperatley insulated wires
twisted
used in a network
fibre optic cable
lots of fine glass threads inside an outer layer
carries data faster than
WAP
wire access point is a hardware device that allows any device that has wifi capabilities to connect to the network
encryption
scrambling data to make it unreadable if intercepted during transmission
wire network advantages
faster connection
easy to manage security
wired network disadvantages
cables which require management
limited number of connections
expensive transmission media
wireless network advantages
connect to networks from different locations
no limit to connections
files transferred more conveniently
wireless network disadvantages
data transfers slower
less secure
be easily intercepted