TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
HOW STAR BUS RING MESH TOPOLOGY CONNECT COMPUTER NETWORKS IN ORGANIZATIONS
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Define the term ‘wireless access point’ or WAP.
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Devices that decide where data packets go. They are used all over the world.
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Built into a pc usually on the motherboard. It allows you to plug an ethernet cable into the computer and helps create a wired network.
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A device that connects two local area networks (LANs), or two segments of the same LAN together.
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Allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using radio waves. They convert data received through cables into a wireless signal and vice versa.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition(s): A device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using wi-fi, or related standards.
Detailed explanation-2: -A rogue access point (rogue AP) is any wireless access point that has been installed on a network’s wired infrastructure without the consent of the network’s administrator or owner, thereby providing unauthorized wireless access to the network’s wired infrastructure.
Detailed explanation-3: -A WAP is a device that allows different types of wireless network cards connect without cables, hence wireless, to connect to LANs and access resources, including the Internet. A WAP plugs into a hub or switch and is the device that joins the unwired network to the wired network.
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