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Computer

Networks
Two or more computers or communications devices connected by transmission media
and channels and guided by a set of rules for communication purposes that allow users
to communicate with each other and share applications and data.
A computer network is a set of nodes connected by communication links.
A node can be a computer, printer or any other device capable of sending receiving data
generated by other nodes in the network.
Example of nodes:
Computer, Server, Printer, Scanner, Routers.
A Communication link can be a wireless or wired link.
Advantages of networking
Connectivity and Communication • Data Sharing • Hardware Sharing • Internet Access
• Data Security and Management • Performance Enhancement and Balancing •
Entertainment
Disadvantages
Network Hardware, Software and Setup Costs • Hardware and Software Management
and Administration Costs • Data Security Concerns
Fundamental Network Classifications
Local Area Networks (LANs): • A local area network (LAN) is a computer network
covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, or group of buildings

Wide Area Networks (WANs): • Wide Area Network (WAN) is a computer network
that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross
metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). Or, less formally, a network that uses
routers and public communications links • The largest and most well-known example of
a WAN is the Internet. • WANs are used to connect LANs and other types of networks
together, so that users and computers in one location can communicate with users and
computers in other locations

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): o 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). The term is applied to the
interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network (which may then also
offer efficient connection to a wide area network). It is also used to mean the
interconnection of several local area networks by bridging them with backbone lines.
The latter usage is also sometimes referred to as a campus network.

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