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Tuníng-inTask f study this exaraple of a local a¡ea netnork (L{-¡{). Ansl,r,erthese questions.

1 Who are the users?

3 What do the doctors use it for? ¡

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Task 3 Study this diagram.Then ansvr.,er the questions.

1 What is a ne¿u¡ork?

2 What are its hardwarecomponents?

3 What is the differencebetween a lotal area networkand a wirle area nettporl¡?

4 What advantages do youthink netwo¡ks have?

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work in pairs. List some praces where you might fi¡d a local area nefwork.

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