Networks

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Computer Science Flashcards on Networks, created by Cath Daussaut on 17/03/2017.
Cath Daussaut
Flashcards by Cath Daussaut, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cath Daussaut over 7 years ago
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LAN Local Area Network • Confined to one site • Owner of network owns the infrastructure (devices)
WAN Wide Area Network • Covers a large geographical area – may be worldwide • Telecom companies may own the network infrastructure
VPN Virtual Private Network • Piggybacks the internet for infrastructure • There is therefore a need to make this network highly secure
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