M1

By Jake Alflatt

Ways a computer can connect to a network

• Wired connection – is used for local area networks, in these areas the computers a linked to one another. The common type of NIC is an Ethernet card.

• Wireless connections – passes information without the use of cables or wires. Though it is not as efficient as the cable it is very convenient.

• 4G (4th Generation) – Is a radio technology that is used by mobile phone networks. Provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access, for example to laptops with USB wireless modems, to smartphones, and to other mobile devices.