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Networking Basics for Beginners

This document defines and differentiates several types of computer networks based on their size and geographical range. It describes Personal Area Networks (PANs) as connections between devices within 10 meters, Local Area Networks (LANs) as wired networks within a single site like an office, Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) as networks spanning a city or small region connecting multiple LANs, and Wide Area Networks (WANs) as networks spanning countries made up of interconnected LANs, MANs, and WANs. It also briefly discusses Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Campus Area Networks (CANs), and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

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Networking Basics for Beginners

This document defines and differentiates several types of computer networks based on their size and geographical range. It describes Personal Area Networks (PANs) as connections between devices within 10 meters, Local Area Networks (LANs) as wired networks within a single site like an office, Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) as networks spanning a city or small region connecting multiple LANs, and Wide Area Networks (WANs) as networks spanning countries made up of interconnected LANs, MANs, and WANs. It also briefly discusses Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Campus Area Networks (CANs), and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

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FUNDAMENTALS OF

NETWORKING
OBJECTIVES

1. Identify different types of


computer network.

2. Differentiate each type of


computer network.
Types of
Computer Network
Networks can be categorized

depending on size, complexity, level of

security, or geographical range.


PAN
PERSONAL AREA NETWORK
PAN is the interconnection between

devices within the range of a person’s private

space, typically within a range of 10 meters.


If you have transferred images or songs

from your laptop to mobile or from mobile to

your friend’s mobile using Bluetooth, you

have set up and used a personal area

network.
PERSONAL AREA NETWORK
A person can connect her laptop,

smart phone, personal digital assistant and

portable printer in a network at home. This

network could be fully Wi-Fi or a combination

of wired and wireless.


LAN
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LAN or Local Area Network is a wired

network spread over a single site like an

office, building or manufacturing unit.


LAN is set up to when team members

need to share software and hardware

resources with each other but not with the

outside world.
Typical software resources include

official documents, user manuals, employee

handbook, etc.
Hardware resources that can be easily

shared over the network include printer, fax

machines, modems, memory space, etc.


This decreases infrastructure costs for

the organization drastically.


LOCAL AREA NETWORK
A LAN may be set up using wired or

wireless connections. A LAN that is

completely wireless is called Wireless LAN or

WLAN.
WLAN
WIRELESS LOCAL AREA
NETWORK
WLAN or Wireless local area

network is similar to LAN with the difference

that it uses wireless communication between

devices instead of wired connections.


WLAN typically involves a Wi-Fi router

or wireless access point for devices.


CAN
CAMPUS AREA NETWORK
CAN or Campus Area Network is a

closed corporate communication network. A

CAN is a mobile network that may contain a

private or public part. CANs are widely

used colleges, academies, and corporate

sites.
MAN
METROPOLITAN AREA
NETWORK
MAN is the acronym for Metropolitan

Area Network. It is a network spread over a

city, college campus or a small region.


MAN is larger than a LAN and typically

spread over several kilometers. Objective of

MAN is to share hardware and software

resources, thereby decreasing infrastructure

costs. MAN can be built by connecting

several LANs.
The most common example of MAN is

cable TV network.
WAN
WIDE AREA NETWORK
WAN or Wide Area Network is spread

over a country or many countries. WAN is

typically a network of many LANs, MANs and

WANs.
Network is set up using wired or

wireless connections, depending on

availability and reliability.


WIDE AREA NETWORK
The most common example of WAN is

the Internet.
VPN
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
VPN or Virtual Private Network is a

secure tool that encrypts point-to-point

Internet connection and hides the user's IP

address and virtual location.


It determines an encrypted network to

boost user's online privacy so as their identity

and data are inaccessible to hackers.


END OF LESSON

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