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Chapter 3 Types of Computer Networks

This document discusses types of computer networks. It describes three main types: local area networks (LANs) which connect computers in a small area like a school or office; metropolitan area networks (MANs) which connect multiple LANs within a city or town; and wide area networks (WANs) which connect across large distances like countries or continents. LANs are faster but limited in range, while WANs are slower but can connect very distant locations over the internet. The document provides details on the characteristics and uses of each type of network.

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Chapter 3 Types of Computer Networks

This document discusses types of computer networks. It describes three main types: local area networks (LANs) which connect computers in a small area like a school or office; metropolitan area networks (MANs) which connect multiple LANs within a city or town; and wide area networks (WANs) which connect across large distances like countries or continents. LANs are faster but limited in range, while WANs are slower but can connect very distant locations over the internet. The document provides details on the characteristics and uses of each type of network.

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Computer Networks

Chapter 3
Types of Computer Networks

Rana M Luthfur Rahman Pir


Assistant Professor
Department of CSE
Leading University, Sylhet
Types of Computer Network

• A computer network is a group of computers connected with


each other through a transmission medium such as cable, wire
etc. In the following slides, we will discuss the types of
computer networks in detail.

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Types of Computer Network

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There are mainly three types of computer networks based on
their size:
1. Local Area Network (LAN)
2. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
3. Wide area network (WAN)

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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• Local area network is a group of computers connected with
each other in a small places such as school, hospital, apartment
etc.
• LAN is secure because there is no outside connection with the
local area network thus the data which is shared is safe on the
local area network and can’t be accessed outside.
• LAN due to their small size are considerably faster, their speed
can range anywhere from 10 to 100 Mbps.
• LANs are not limited to wire connection, there is a new
evolution to the LANs that allows local area network to work on
a wireless connection.

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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

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• MAN network covers larger area by connections
• In Metropolitan area network various Local area networks are
connected with each other through telephone lines.
• The size of the Metropolitan area network is larger than LANs
and smaller than WANs (wide area networks),
• A MAN covers the larger area of a city or town.

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Wide area network (WAN)

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• Wide area network provides long distance transmission of data.
• The size of the WAN is larger than LAN and MAN.
• A WAN can cover country, continent or even a whole world.
• Internet connection is an example of WAN.
• Other examples of WAN are mobile broadband connections
such as 3G, 4G etc.

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Advantages of WAN
• Centralized infrastructure: One of the main advantage of
WAN is that we do not need to maintain the backup and store
data on local system as everything is stored online on a data
centre, from where we can access the data through WAN.

• Privacy: We can setup the WAN in such a way that it encrypts


the data that we share online; that way the data is secure and
minimises the risk of unauthorized access.

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• Increased Bandwidth: With the WAN we get to choose the
bandwidth based on the need, a large organization can have
larger bandwidth that can carry large amount of data faster and
efficiently.

• Area: A WAN can cover a large area or even a whole world


though internet connection thus we can connect with the person
in another country through WAN which is not possible is other
type of computer networks.

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Disadvantages of WAN
• Antivirus: Since our systems are connected with the large
amount of systems, there is possibility that we may unknowingly
download the virus that can affect our system and become
threat to our privacy and may lead to data loss.

• Expensive: Cost of installation is very high.

• Issue resolution: Issue resolution takes time as the WAN covers


large area, it is really difficult to pin point the exact location
where the issues raised and causing the problem.
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