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INFORMATION OF computers

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INFORMATION OF computers

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Application of ICT

GE-161

Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and IT, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus
Agenda for Today
• What is a Computer Network?
• Types of Computer Network
• Advantages of Computer Network
• Disadvantages of Computer Network
Computer Network
 It is a set of two or more computing devices connected
together
 To share the information and resources
 Information: text, numeric data, audio, video, and images
 Resources: printers, scanners, and hard drive disks
 The computing devices in a network are connected through
transmission medium
 Wired
 Wireless
Types of Computer Network
 Local Area Network (LAN)
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
 Wide Area Network (WAN)
 Personal Area Network (PAN)
Types of Computer Network
 Local Area Network (LAN)
 It is the most common type of network
 It covers a small area
 It usually connects the computing devices and other
devices within one office, or a building
 It can transmit data at a very high speed
 Data transmission speeds are typically from 10 Mbps to
1000 Mbps
 It has less possibility of data transmission error
 In LAN, problems normally occur due to the cable
disturbance by end user
Types of Computer Network
 Local Area Network (LAN)
 Example: The network in a computer lab of college or
university
Types of Computer Network

Local Area Network (LAN)


Types of Computer Network
 Local Area Network (LAN) using HUB
 The purpose of a hub is to connect all of your network
devices together on an internal network
 It is a device that has multiple ports that accepts Ethernet
connections from network devices
 Hub is considered not intelligent, because it does not filter
any data nor it has any knowledge as to where the data is
supposed to be sent
Types of Computer Network

Local Area Network (LAN)


Types of Computer Network
 Local Area Network (LAN) using SWITCH
 Switch is similar to a hub since it that has multiple ports
that accepts Ethernet connections from network devices,
but unlike a hub, a switch is intelligent
 It can learn the physical addresses (MAC addresses) of
the devices that are connected to it and it store them in a
table
 When a data packet is sent to a switch, it is only directed
to the intended destination port, while a hub would just
rebroadcast the data to every port
Types of Computer Network

Local Area Network (LAN)


Types of Computer Network
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
 This type of network covers an area of a city
 It is larger than LAN but smaller than WAN
 It is usually used to connect two or more LANs in a city
Types of Computer Network
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
 Example: The network connecting different branches of a
company in same city is an example of metropolitan area
network
Types of Computer Network

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)


Types of Computer Network

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)


Types of Computer Network
 Wide Area Network (WAN)
 This type of network covers a large area
 It connects computing devices in different cities and
countries
 Computing devices in WAN are often connected through
telephone lines
 It can reach the parts of the world which are not
accessible with LAN and MAN
 The transmission rate of WAN is typically from 56kbps to
50Mbps
 It is expensive than LAN
 It is not fast as LAN
 It has high possibility of data transmission error
Types of Computer Network
 Wide Area Network (WAN)
 Example: The Internet is the largest WAN in the world
Types of Computer Network
 Personal Area Network (PAN)
 It is smallest network
 It connects personal devices using wired and wireless
technologies
 Personal computing devices that are used to develop the
PAN are the laptops, mobile phones, media players, and
play stations etc.
 It has connectivity range up to 10 meters
 This may include Bluetooth enabled devices or infra-red
enabled devices
Advantages of Computer Network
 Communication
 Resource Sharing
 Cost Savings
 Centralized Data Management
Disadvantages of Computer Network
 Technical Expertise
 Security and Privacy Risks
 Reliance of Technology

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