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LAN
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Local Area Network
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WAN
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Wide area Network - multiple lans
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Client
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A computer that recieves information from a server
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Server
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A system that repsonds to requests from Clients
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Peer to peer
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A computer network in which computers communicate directly to each other.
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Modem
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Modulator-demodulator. A device that modulates an analog carrier signal into digital information to send it, then demodulates it.
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DUN
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Dial up networking - allows computers to connect to a network through a modem.
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Digital subscriber line (DSL)
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Technologies that allow use of the internet through telerphone lines.
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ADSL
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Asymmetric Digital subscriber line, a form of DSL that is commonly used.
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SDSL
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Symmetric digital subscriber line
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Hub
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A system used to send data from one computer to all others on a network
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Switch
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A system used to send information from 1 computer to a specific other computer.
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Router
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A device that sends data between networks
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Star topology
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A network where all computers are connected to a switch or hub.
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