Computer Science GCSE

Physical and logical network specifications

What Physical and logical network specifications means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Physical and logical network specifications

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Standards cover physical properties such as Ethernet cable connectors and Wi-Fi radio frequencies, and logical properties such as data formats and the rules that protocols follow.

OCR · Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers (study guide)

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Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers (OCR GCSE)

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