Topmark Section 8 (page 2 of 4) - Communications Networks

 

How does communication take place?

 

Computers must be linked

 

Linking computers creates a network

    Linking computers over short distances by cable makes a local area network (LAN)    
Wide area networks (WAN) are computers linked together over long distances

 

Computers in a WAN are linked via telecommunications media and satellite

 
 

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