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    A network connects two or more devices together to share resources. Devices need special networking hardware to physically connect to other devices via wired or wireless connections. A network allows sharing of files like movies, games, webpages, songs and printers between connected devices. A local area network links devices within a school to share software and storage on a central server. Wide area networks connect multiple local area networks across a larger geographic area like a town or country. The Internet is the largest example of a wide area network.

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    Networks

    Year4 Computing
    Week 1 – Understanding Networks
    Mrs Saunders
    What is a Network?

    A Network is:
    2 or more devices,
    connected together that
    share resources
    What are devices? Media

    Not every computer, handheld gadget or other piece of equipment


    is capable of joining a network. A network device possesses special
    communications hardware to make the necessary physical
    connections to other devices.
    How do they connect?
    Cat 5 cable

    Wired connection

    Wireless connection
    Video about Wireless
    Sharing Resources
    Movies GAMES
    Webpages

    SONGS Printers
    Software
    So what does a network need?
    Remember:
    A network needs at least 2 or more devices.

    Sender Receiver
    Local Area Network

    At school we link all our computers - local area network.


    We can store software etc on the server and open it on any computer.
    Wide Area Network
    Wide Area
    Networks can
    be lots of LANs
    linked together.

    A WAN spans a large


    geographic area, such as
    a town, a city or country.
    The Internet

    The internet is a WAN

    Click here to PLAY


    a Video about how
    LAN & WAN work

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