Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Computer Network - Coggle Diagram
Computer Network
-
-
-
PAN (Personal Area Network) is the smallest network and is used for devices that are in close proximity to an individual and can 'communicate' with each other.
LAN (Local Area Network) is for a network of computers within the same building, for example, hospitals and schools.
-
-
WAN (Wide Area Network) is a group of LANs connected together using cables,etc. The internet is a WAN.
-
-
-
-
Wireless networks use radio waves to carry signals. They are ideal for mobile devices as long as they are in the range of a WAN.
-
-
-
Authentication is where a user confirms that it is actually them by input something such as a username and password or things like a thumbprint or even FaceID!
Encryption is disguising data so that it cannot be understood by anyone but the recipient of the message. It requires the use of a key.
-