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COMPUTER

NETWORK & TYPES


OF COMPUTER
NETWORK

SUSHEELA YADAV
Roll No.- POT24001252
What is Network?
• A network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order
to share resources exchange files, or allow electronic
communications.
• The computers on a network may be linked through cables, telephone
lines, radio waves, satellites, or infrared light beams.
Different Types of
Networks
Depending upon the geographical area covered by a network,
it is classified as:
 Local Area Network (LAN)
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
 Wide Area Network (WAN)
 Personal Area Network (PAN)
 Home Area Network (HAN)
Local Area Network
(LAN)
• A LAN is a network that is used for communicating among
computer devices, usually within an office building or home.
• LAN’s enable the sharing of resources such as files or
hardware devices that may be needed by multiple users.
• Is limited in size, typically spanning a few hundred meters,
and no more than a mile.
• Is fast, with speeds from 10 MBPS to 10 GBPS.
• Requires little wiring, typically a single cable connecting to
each device.
Local Area Network (LAN)
• LAN’s can be either wired or wireless. Twisted pair, coaxial or
fiber optic cable can be used in wired LAN’s.
• Every LAN uses a protocol – a set of rules that governs how
packets are configured and transmitted.
• Has lower cost compared to MAN’s or WAN’s.
• Nodes in a LAN are linked together with a certain topology.
These topologies include: BUS, Ring, Star.
• Requires little wiring, typically a single cable connecting to each
device.
Types of LAN
The three most common types of LAN are:
• Cable based LAN
• Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
• Hierarchical networks
Cable base LAN
In the cable based LAN all the node are connected
by cable media and signals transmitted through the
cables. Any type of cable are used in LAN such as
coaxial, twisted- pair and fiber optical cable.

Private Branch Exchange Hierarchical Network


In the private branch In this network use of
exchange many branches of a connecting media both cable
companies connected by and telephone line.
telephone lines.
Advantages of LAN Disadvantages of LAN

• Speed • Expensive to Install


• Cost • Requires Administrative
• Security Time
• E-mail • File Server May Fail
• Resource Sharing • Cables May Break
Metropolitan Area Network
(MAN)
• A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network that usually
spans a city or a large campus.
• A MAN is optimized for a larger geographical area than a LAN, ranging from
several blocks of buildings to entire cities.
• A MAN might be owned and operated by a single organization, but it usually
will be used by many individuals and organizations.
• A MAN often acts as a high speed network to allow sharing of regional
resources.
• A MAN typically covers an area of between 5 and 50 km diameter.
• Examples of MAN:- Telephone company network that provides a high speed
DSL to customers and cable TV network.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
• WAN covers a large geographic area such as country, continent or
even whole of the world.
• A WAN is two or more LAN’s connected together. The LAN’s can be
many miles apart.
• To cover great distances, WAN’s may transmit data over leased high-
speed phone lines or wireless links such as satellites.
• Multiple LAN’s can be connected together using devices such as
bridges, routers, or gateways, which enable them to share data.
• The world’s most popular WAN is the Internet.
Next Class
• Applications of Network
• Computer Network Topology
• Computer Network Communication….
Thank You

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