Summary GCSE AQA Computer Science - Fundamental of Computer Networking

Fundamental of Computer Networking


A group of computers are connected to one another

Advantages Disadvantages
Efficient updates Prone to attack
Able to share resources Hard to setup
Able to share files (collaboration) Might be expensive
Easier to have backups Malware can spread
File server down might affect other


Standalone computer

Advantages Disadvantages
Impossible to hack over network Cannot share resource
Cannot communicate between
computers
Difficult network management


Standalone computer Network PC
E easy to set up hard to setup
E cannot share resources Easy to share resource
P Cheap initial price, Expensive initial price,
expensive when sharing cheap when sharing, resource
resources
S security (+) Could be hacked