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Types of computer networks include client-server networks, peer-to-peer networks, and networks defined by size such as local area networks (LANs), campus area networks (CANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). Client-server networks have centralized servers that provide resources to clients, while peer-to-peer networks do not have dedicated servers and allow any computer to share resources. LANs connect computers within a small area like a building, CANs connect LANs within a campus, MANs connect users within a city, and WANs extend networks across large distances and multiple cities or countries.

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Types of Computer Networks PDF

Types of computer networks include client-server networks, peer-to-peer networks, and networks defined by size such as local area networks (LANs), campus area networks (CANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). Client-server networks have centralized servers that provide resources to clients, while peer-to-peer networks do not have dedicated servers and allow any computer to share resources. LANs connect computers within a small area like a building, CANs connect LANs within a campus, MANs connect users within a city, and WANs extend networks across large distances and multiple cities or countries.

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Types of Computer Networks

• Network Architecture
– Client-Server
– Peer-to-Peer
• Networks by Size
– Local Area Network (LAN)
– Campus Area Network (CAN)
– Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
– Wide Area Network (WAN)
Client-Server Network
• Network is Composed of
Clients and Servers
• Servers Provide Resources
• Clients Receive Resources
• Servers Provided
Centralized Control Over
Network Resources (files,
printers, authentication,
etc.)
Client/Server Architecture
Advantages Disadvantages
• Centralized user accounts, • Server failure renders a
security, and access controls to network unusable or results in
simply network administration. loss of network resources.
• More powerful servers equate to • Complex, special-purpose
more efficient access to network
resources; scales up more
server software requires
efficiently than peer-to-peer. allocation of expert staff.
• A single password for network • Dedicated hardware and
logon delivers access to all specialized software add to the
resources. cost of ownership.
Peer-to-Peer Network
• All Computers on the Network
Are Peers
• No Dedicated Servers
• There Is No Centralized Control
over Shared Resources
• Any Individual Machine Can
Share Its Resources as It Pleases
• All Computers on the Network
Can Act as Either a Client
(Receive Resources) or a Server
(Provide Resources)
Peer-to-Peer Architecture
Advantages Disadvantages
• Easy to install and configure. • Network security applies only to a
• Does not depend on the presence single resource at a time.
of a dedicated server. • Users may be forced to use as
many passwords as there are
• Individual users control their own shared resources.
shared resources. • Each machine must be backed up
• Inexpensive to purchase and individually to protect all shared
operate. data.
• No dedicated administrators are • There is no centralized
needed to run the network. organizational scheme to locate or
control access to data.
Local Area Network (LAN)
• A computer network
within a small
geographical area, such
as a single room,
building or group of
buildings.
Campus Area Network (CAN)
• A computer network of
multiple
interconnected LANs in
a limited geographical
area, such as a
corporation,
government agency, or
university campus.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
• A computer network
that interconnects
users with computer
resources in a city.
• Larger than a campus
area network, but
smaller than a wide
area network.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
• A computer network
that extends over a
large geographical
distance, typically
multiple cities and
countries.

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