Computer Network - 2
Computer Network - 2
❖ Network topology.
❖ Intranet.
❖ History of Network.
COMPUTER NETWORKING
1ST MARCH, 2024.
- Smallest
- Most common type of network.
- Resolves around one person.
- Mostly wireless network technologies.
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WHAT IS A NETWORK?
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Wide Area Network.
❖ Group of computers and network devices connected
across large physical areas such as states or countries.
• Often connected through the telephone system,
leased lines or satellites.
• Low data rates.
➢ Drawback:
• More prone to hackers and viruses. Best-know example: Internet.
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➢ Can be:
o System interconnection, e.g. use of Bluetooth
o Wireless LANs, e.g. use of Wi-fi.
o Wireless WANs, e.g. use of radio network, 4G,5G.
CONTENT
❖ Network topology.
❖ Intranet.
❖ History of Network.
WHAT IS A COMPUTER NETWORK?
❖ Full-Duplex Mode.(FDX).
▪ Send data at the same time in both directions
on the transmission path.
▪ This means that it is bidirectional.
BENEFITS OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
Resource sharing.
Data sharing.
Cost efficiency.
Flexibility.
Management of data.
o Data can be in the form of text, images, numbers or characters.
QUESTIONS??