Network

Network

1. Disadvantages

   • Expensive-Extra hardware and wiring needed
     • More room for error-If something goes wrong it can affect every computer
     • malware-Viruses and other malicious sofware can spread through the network
   • Difficult-It requires a technical expertise

2. Advantages

   • Consistant user experience-You can log onto any computers in the school using the same username and password
     • Your files available to any computer you use, even if u created them on a different computer
     • You can print,,use the internet,emal and use the sofware on any computer

3. Types of network

   • WAN
     • Wide Area network
   • LAN
     • local area network

4. Topologies

   • Star
     • No collisions
     • more expensive
       • best and most common
   • ring
     • no collision
     • easily severed
   • bus
     • Most likely to fall
       • cheapest
       • oldest
       • collisions happens

5. IP Address

   • The internet is a huge network with more devices that its possible to assign a unique address to
   • These houses and businesses run their own mini-network inside with different IP Address