Types of network

Types of network

1. LAN

   • A network of computers within a small area.

2. MAN

   • Owned and operated by a single person but used by a great number of individuals

3. WAN

   • Offers four connectios and covers a larger geographic area.

4. WIRELESS

   • The wireless alternative of LAN/WAN. Nodes are connected without the use of wires

5. Basic Network Hardware

   • Cables and wires
     • Is towards everything to be wireless.
   • NICs
     • Allows a computer to connect to a network.
   • Network Switch
     • It enables networked devices to talk to each other efficiently.
   • Modems
     • They allow digital data to be transmitted over analogue lines (telephone lines).
   • Routers
     • They receive incoming data packets, decipher their addressing information.

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