Networking: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Types of Networks, Slides of Computer science

Download Networking: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Types of Networks and more Slides Computer science in PDF only on Docsity! NETWORKING CONTENT 1. Description of Networking 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Networking 3. Types of Networks 4. WWW & Browsers 5. LAN, WAN and MAN 6. Components of a Network ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NETWORKING Advantages:  communication  Speed  Central Storage of Data  Anyone can connect to a computer network  Faster Problem-solving  Reliability  It is highly flexible  Security through Authorization  Boots storage capacity Disadvantages:  Lack robustness  lacks independence  Virus and Malware  Cost of the network  Depend on electricity  Illegal downloading can ruin businesses TYPES OF NETWORKS Personal Area Network (PAN) Local Area Network (LAN) Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Wide Area Network (WAN) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Home Area Network (HAN) Body Area Network (BAN) » Vo | O le ._ O va O v on campus Area Network(CAN) Home Area Network(HAN) Body Area Network(BAN) COUNTRY CODES lk Sri Lanka auAustralia caCanada deGermany fr France seSweden ukUnited Kingdom in India ORGANIZATIONS ac Academic org. co or com Commercial org. edu Educational Institute gov Government body net Org involved in running the net org Non profit making org. Ye INTERNET VS WWW | — internet Very simply put... VV ww LAN, MAN & WAN LAN • A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, or group of buildings which can Cover a local area of 1 KM MAN • Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) 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. It covers larger areas than LAN but a small area than WAN with an area or 2 to 100 KM.