Networks

Networks

1. LAN: Local Area Network Usually covers a small area e.g School

   • WAN: Wide Area Network: Covers a large area. Made from several LAN'S( Internet)

2. Advantages

   • Sharing Devices(printers) save money, Sites(Softwares) licenses are likely to be cheaper than buying several stand alone licenses

3. Disadvantages

   • Purchasing the network cabling and file servers can be expensive, managing a large network is complicated

4. Bus Network: All the Workstations, servers and printers are joined to one cable

   • Advantages
     • Easy to install and cheap to install
   • Disadvantages
     • One Cable damaged all stops working

5. Ring Network

   • Each Device is connected to 2 other devices. Data travels in one direction

6. Star Network

   • Each device has its own cable
   • Advantages: Very reliable(all computers work even if one breaks or a cable breaks
   • Disadvantages: Expensive to install and Extra hardware required