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Networks — LAN and WAN

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Eduqas/WJEC ICT 5539, Unit 1 (1.2.3) — the difference between a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN), and the benefits and risks of networking computers together. Opens the networks and connectivity block after the data block closed at lesson 23.

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Lesson outline

  1. Do Now — Retrieval
  2. Keywords for This Lesson
  3. Quick Check — Site or Not?
  4. What Is a LAN?
  5. What Is a WAN?
  6. Hinge Question — What Really Makes a WAN a WAN?
  7. LAN vs WAN — What's Actually Different
  8. Growing to a Second Site
  9. Why Bother Networking Computers at All?
  10. Hinge Question — What Does Central Backup Actually Fix?
  11. The Costs and Risks of Networking
  12. Main Activity, Part 1 — Plan Your Answer
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