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The document provides an overview of computer network types and topologies, detailing five main types: LAN, WAN, MAN, PAN, and SAN. It also describes various network topologies including Bus, Star, Ring, Token Ring, Mesh, and Tree, highlighting their configurations and connections. Additionally, it encourages the assessment of advantages and disadvantages for each topology.

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Network Types and Topologies - Lesson 7 Document

The document provides an overview of computer network types and topologies, detailing five main types: LAN, WAN, MAN, PAN, and SAN. It also describes various network topologies including Bus, Star, Ring, Token Ring, Mesh, and Tree, highlighting their configurations and connections. Additionally, it encourages the assessment of advantages and disadvantages for each topology.

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Introduction to

computer networks
NETWORK TYPES AND TOPOLOGIES
LUCY GOUDIE

REFERENCE: Form 4, Unit 2. Pages 70-77.


Junior Secondary Computer Studies, Andrew Nasalangwa.
Demonstrate an understanding of computer
network topologies and reference models
Success Criteria:
- describe various types of computer networks

- describe different network topologies


KEY WORDS:
WAN, LAN, MAN, PAN, SAN, RING, BUS,
MESH, TREE, STAR, TOPOLOGY
Types of networks
There are 5 types of Networks you need to know about:
LAN – Local Area Network
WAN – Wide Area Network
MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
PAN – Personal Area Network
SAN – Storage Area Network
LAN
A local area network (LAN) is a
group of these computers that
are confined to a small
geographic area, usually one
building.
LAN requires computers with
network adapters, central
connecting devices, and some
type of medium to tie it all
together, be it cabled or wireless
connections
WAN
Wide area networks connect
multiple local area networks
together.
If an organization wishes to have a
wide area connection to another
office, it needs to decide on a
networking service and the speed at
which it wishes to connect.
MAN
A metropolitan area network
(MAN) is a network that
interconnects users
with computer resources in a
geographic area or region
larger than that covered by
even a large local area
network (LAN) but smaller
than the area covered by a
wide area network (WAN).
PAN
A personal area network is a
computer network for
interconnecting devices centred
on an individual person's
workspace. A PAN provides data
transmission among devices such
as computers, smartphones,
tablets and personal digital
assistants.
SAN
SAN (Storage Area Network) An
array of disk drives in a self-
contained unit. In large
enterprises, SANs serve as pools
of storage for the servers in the
network. Compared to managing
disks attached to each
server, SANs improve system
administration.
There are 5 different networking topologies.

Can you name them from the pictures below?


What are the Networking
topologies?
Bus Topology

• Every workstation
connected to a main
cable called the bus.
• Each workstation is
directly connected to
every other workstation
in the network.
Star Topology
• Central computer or
server which all the
workstations are
directly connected.
• Every workstation is
indirectly connected
to every other
through the central
computer.
Ring Topology
• Workstations are
connected in a closed
loop configuration
• Adjacent pairs of
workstations are
directly connected.
• Other pairs of
workstations are
indirectly connected.
Token Ring Topology

• The token ring


protocol is used by
either the Star or
Ring topology
• Signal travels in
only one direction,
carried by a so-
called token from
node to node.
Mesh Topology
• Two schemes/modes: Full Mesh
and Partial Mesh
• Full mesh, each workstations is
connected directly to each of the
others
• Partial mesh, some workstations
are connected to all the others,
and some are connected only to
those other nodes with which
they exchange the most data.
Tree Topology

• Uses two or more star networks


connected together
• Central computers of the star
networks are connected to a main
bus
• A tree network is a bus network
of star networks
Task
List the advantages and disadvantages of each type of topology.
(10 Minutes)

Use pages 72-77 of the student book to assess your answers.

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