Networking

network designed for a town or city

• LAN (Local Area Network)

• MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

• WAN (Wide Area Network)

• PAN (Personal Area Network)

spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks (LANs) or metro area networks (MANs).

• LAN (Local Area Network)

• MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

• PAN (Personal Area Network)

• WAN (Wide Area Network)

supplies networking capability to a group of computers in close proximity to each other such as in an office building, a school, or a home

• LAN (Local Area Network)

• MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

• WAN (Wide Area Network)

• PAN (Personal Area Network)

What is Networking?

• Networking is consists of two or more computers.

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provides wireless network communication over short distances using radio or infrared signals instead of traditional network cabling.

• WLAN (WIRLESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK)

• PAN (Personal Area Network)

• CAN (Campus Area Network, Cluster Area Network)

• LAN (Local Area Network)

one of the most common network topologies found in most offices and home networks.

• STAR TOPOLOGY

• RING TOPOLOGY

• BUS TOPOLOGY

all workstations are connecting directly to the main backbone that carries the data.

• BUS TOPOLOGY

• RING TOPOLOGY

• STAR TOPOLOGY

a device used to connect a single computer or router to a DSL phone line, in order to use an ADSL service.

• DSL modem

• Cable modem

• router

two or more topologies are combined to form a complete network.

• TREE / HYBRID TOPOLOGY

• MESH TOPOLOGY

• STAR TOPOLOGY

a small hardware device that joins multiple computers together within one local area network (LAN).

• Network Switch

• Network Hub

• Router