Computer Science GCSE
Examples of LANs and WANs in everyday life
What Examples of LANs and WANs in everyday life means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Examples of LANs and WANs in everyday life
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Reference: OCR
A school with computers in several rooms linked by its own switches and cabling is a LAN, and the internet is the largest WAN.
Topics that use Examples of LANs and WANs in everyday life
- Networks and topologies (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Bandwidth
- Cloud computing
- Domain name resolution
- Hosting and service provision
- LAN
- Mesh topology
- Networks and interconnection
- Ownership and management of network infrastructure
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