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Q: What device connects a computer to a local area network?
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Which device connects a local LAN to a geographically separate network?

A router


What is a computer Network that connects local computers together and may be a node or attached to another larger network called?

a Subnet


What are two types of computer networks?

Two types of computer networks are LAN (Local Area Network), which connects devices within a small geographic area like an office or building, and WAN (Wide Area Network), which connects devices over a larger geographic area, such as across cities or countries.


What is getways?

I think you mean "gateway." The default gateway of any network is the device that connects the network to another network (for example the router in your home connects your Local Area Network (LAN) to the internet (a Wide Area Network). The IP address is typically signified by a 1 as the last octet (e.g. for a typical home network it would be 192.168.0.1) while all other devices on the network will have a 100+ value.


What function does a network drive provide for an attached computer?

For an attached computer a network drive functions as a storage device in a business or in a home on a local access network (LAN). For businesses it is usually on a server to share computers together.


A blank is a network that connects computers and printers in a building?

A network, specifically, a LAN (local area network).


What is a service that connects computers and peripherals in the same building called?

local area network


What does the term lan mean and in what language is it?

The term "LAN" is English in origin and is made up of English alphabets that stand for "Local Area Network". It is computer terminology, for a computer network that consist of one or more computer connected to another electronic device such as a printer or laptop, thereby forming a local area connection or network.


Functions of lan card?

Local Area Network => Connects you via wired connection to your network.


What is the name of the device that connects wireless devices to the wireless Local Area Networks to the wired Local Area Networks?

That would be a WAP - Wireless Access Point, which operates as a bridge between the two network types.


What is 192 168 0 4 mean?

It is an IP address (address of a computer, router or some device) in local area network.


What is Local area network client?

A network client is any device that requests resources/information from another device.