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Connecting your network. National 4/5 Computing Science. Lesson aims. By the end of this lesson you will be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of wired and wireless networking. Do it Yourself…. You have bought a new house
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Connecting your network National 4/5 Computing Science
Lesson aims • By the end of this lesson you will be able to: • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of wired and wireless networking
Do it Yourself… • You have bought a new house • You want to install a network to connect all of your computers together • Do you break out the toolkit? Yes or No?
Task • You now have 5 minutes to prepare your ‘excuse’ or reason! on whether you should get your tools out or not!
Wired Networks • This is when the devices in a network are connected using cables • What are the advantages and disadvantages to using cables?
Features of Wired networking Advantages Disadvantages • Generally fast transfer speeds • Hardware generally cheaper • Portability • Expandability
Wi-Fi Networks • This is when devices on network communicate wirelessly using WiFi® • This requires wireless networking equipment
Features of Wi-Fi Advantages Disadvantages • Portability • Expandability • Guest access capability (free Wi-Fi) • Security • Legal issues • Transfer speeds generally slower than wired
Equipment – NIC’s • Whether you are using wired or wireless devices each device will have an NIC • Network Interface Card (NIC) • These can be wired or Wi-Fi