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GCSE Computer Science · key term
A device that uses radio signals to allow wireless devices to connect to a local area network.
Used by OCR
Paper 1
Revise: LAN HardwareA wireless access point (WAP) allows devices with wireless network interfaces to join the LAN. It uses a radio transceiver: hardware that can both transmit and receive radio signals.
A wireless device still needs a NIC. The NIC is in the device; the wireless access point provides its connection to the LAN.
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