TYPES OF NETWORKS

TYPES OF NETWORKS

1. LAN

   • A network of computers within a small area

2. MAN

   • owned and operated by a single person but used by a great numbernof individuals

3. WAN

   • offers four connections and covers a larger gegraphic area

4. WIRELESS

   • te wireless alternative of LAN/WAN. nodes are connected without the use of wires.

5. basic network hardware

   • cables and wires
     • is towards everithing to be wireless
   • NICs
     • allows a computer to connect to a network
   • network swithching
     • enables networked devices to talk to each other efficiently
   • modems
     • allow digital data to be transmited over analogue lines
   • routers
     • recive incoming data packets, decipher their addresing info

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