NETWORK

NETWORK

1. Advantages

   • Share files
   • Share resources
   • Share logins

2. Disadvantages

   • Cost
   • Increased risk
   • Difficulty

3. Types of network

   • LAN
     • Local Area Network
       • A network in a small area or single organisation
   • WAN
     • Wide Area Network
       • A network that spans a large area or multiple organisations

4. star topology

   • advantages
     • low chance of catastrophic failure
     • fast+easy to add new computer
   • disadvantages
     • expensive
     • switch will take down the network

5. ring topology

   • advantages
     • cheap+low chance of collisions
   • disadvantages
     • high chance of catastrophic failure
     • hard to add new computers

6. Bus topology

   • advantages
     • cheap
   • disadvantages
     • high chance of catastrophic failure
     • high chance of collisions
     • they corrupt each other

7. mesh

   • advantages
     • reliable
   • disadvantages
     • it has a big downside when compared to star topology