computer science

Networks

WAN: Wide Area Network

1.A WAN connects different geographical locations.
2.Unlike LAN, organisation hire infrastructure.
3.The internet is a big WAN.

LAN: Local Area Network.

1.A LAN covers a small geographical area located on a single site.
2.All the hardware for LAN is owned by the organisation that use it.
3.Either wired or wireless.

Components of a
computer system

CPU: Central Processing Unit.

The control unit (CU)

Issues

Algorithms

Programming

Designing and
testing and IDEs

Data representation