Networking?

Networking?

1. Benefits!

   • Sharing Resourses
     • Sharing folders and files
     • Sharing peripheral devices
     • Sharing the internet

2. Star Ring!

   • ADVANTAGES
     • If one cable fails only one station is affected rather than the whole network.
     • Consistent performance even when the network is heavily used
     • Easy to add new computers
     • More secure as messages are transmitted down links that are not shared.
   • DISADVANTAGES
     • Can be costly to install because there is a lot of cabling
     • Dependent on a central switch. If that fails the whole network goes down

3. Token Ring

   • ADVANTAGES
     • Not dependant on a central computer like the star network
     • Token passing protocol is simple and therefore reliable
     • Consistent performance even when there is a lot of traffic
   • DISADVANTAGES
     • A single node or link failure could potentially disrupt the whole network
     • All connections shared so not secure
     • All data goes around the whole network which can be slow