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| WiFi using 802.11 a,b,g,n,AC protocols. Need a Wireless NIC and a Wireless Access Point. Also BlueTooth and InfraRed are wireless, satallite and mobile are also wireless. |
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| Physical cable to carry the data signal. Copper = voltage, Fibre Optic = Laser/LED light to represent 0 or 1. |
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| The layout of a network - BUS, RING, STAR, EXTENDED STAR, MESH |
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| All nodes (work stations)connected to a central device e.g. HUB or a Switch. |
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| All nodes (work stations) connected to each other to create a loop. |
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| All nodes (work stations) connected to a backbone cable. |
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| Wireless Fidelity, most commenly associated with wirless LAN networks. Also protocol 802.11 a,b,g,n,AC |
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| Short distance, small bandwidth. Uses Radio Frequency to transmit data in a PAN network. Protocol 802.15 |
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| Cable used in a networ. Fast and very long distances. Used light to transmit data, laser or LED. Alsovery secure |
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| Unshielded Twisted Pair - copper cable used to transmit data as a voltage. Fast but can be corrupted by other electrical signals. |
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| Copper calbe used to transmit data as a voltage. used in older networks, still used by virgin media outside of the home. |
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