Your Computer Joins A Network


 

Do you know these words?

local area network (LAN)
wide area network (WAN)
client computer
work station
file server
modem
network interface card
ISDN
T-1 line
e-mail
chatroom
closed computer networks
password
firewall

This chapter will cover these important concepts. If you are unfamiliar with most of these terms, click on the lesson button to learn more about them. You can then take a quiz before moving ahead to the next lesson.

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