Network

Wireless Connection & Offering Mobility

• Wi-Fi

• Ethernet Cable

• Fiber Optic Cable

• Satellite

What is network?

• Centralized management of resources.

• Facilitate data transfer.

• An arrangement where two or more computer communicate with each other.

• A set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.

Function: Managing traffic between these networks by forwarding data packets to their intended IP addresses

• Modem

• Router

• Hub

• Switch

It cover up to 10 meters radius and it has the lowest error rates.

• MAN

• WAN

• LAN

• PAN

Device that links multiple computers and devices together

• Hub

• Modem

• Router

• Switch

What are the purposes network?

• Convenient

• Easy to connect

• Facilitate data transfer and centralized management of resources

• Can provide internet

Easy installation and each cable needs to be connected with a backbone cable

• Ring

• Bus

• Hybrid

• Star

What is the set up look like for Star topology?

• Easy to set up since all the devices are connected to single hub

• Complex installation process.

• Difficult and costly to set up

• Easy to set up and cost effective, since each device is connected to its immediate neighbor

What is the networking cost for WAN?

• Cheap

• Moderately Expensive

• Expensive

• Super Cheap

What are the Wi-Fi characteristics?

• Wireless and offer mobility

• Wired connection

• Provide stable connection

• Faster speed