Overview of Learning

• Wired and wireless networks
• Types of networks:
  • LAN (Local Area Network)
  • WAN (Wide Area Network)
  • the concept of virtual networks
• Factors that affect the performance of networks
• The different roles of computers in a client-server and a peer-to-peer network
• The hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers into a Local Area Network:
• wireless access points
• switches
• NIC (Network Interface Controller/Card)
• transmission media
• The hardware needed to connect NETWORKS together:
• routers
• The internet as a worldwide collection of computer networks:
• DNS (Domain Name Server)
• hosting
• the cloud

• GCSE 1.4 Types of networks

• GCSE 1.4 Factors that affect the performance of networks

• GCSE 1.4 Client server and peer to peer networks

• GCSE 1.4 Hardware to connect to a LAN

• GCSE 1.4 The internet

• GCSE 1.4 Virtual networks