Exercise 2

1.          Define :

                a)             LAN (Local Area Network)                 

                b)            MAN (Local Area Network)               

                c)             WAN (Local Area Network)               

 2.          a)             Give one advantage of LAN               

                b)            State one disadvantage of WAN       

3.          The Internet is allowing greater flexibility in working hours and location, especially with the spread of unmetered high-speed connections and web applications.

a)       Define Internet.  

b)       There are two types of Internet connection; low speed and high speed. Give the example of the low speed Internet connection.       

c)       Give two (2) example of the common Internet Sevice Provider (ISP) in Malaysia.   

d)       Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique set of numbers used to represent a computer or other devices on the Internet. Give one (1) example of IP address.                                                             

e)       Below is an example of Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Identify each portion of the URL.

                         http://www.jobstreet.com.my/programmer/intel.html

 4.          A Web Browser is an application software that allows users to access and view web pages.

a)       Give three (3) examples of web browser.                              

                b)    Differentiate between web page and home page.               

c)    Differentiate between Wiki and Blog.
d)    State the definition of netiquette.