Networks

Advantages
1. Files are avalaible on any computer
2. You can print
3. You can use the internet
4. And email the same software on any computers
Different types of networks
1. LAN
  1. Local Area Network
2. WAN
  1. Wide are network
Disadvantages
1. Its very expensive
2. More room for errors
3. Malware and viruses can spread through the whole network
What are they?
1. A network are multiple computers connected together so they can communicate
Without a network
1. If you changed your password it would only change on that computer
2. all the work you saved would only be on one computer
Topologies
1. Star topology
  1. Advantages
    1. Its fast
    2. Easy to add more clients
    3. Low chance of failure
    4. Disadvantages
      1. Very expensive
      2. Failure of the switch will take down the whole network
2. Bus topology
  1. Advantages
    1. Cheap
  2. Disadvantages
    1. High chance of failure
    2. High chance of collisions
3. Ring topology
  1. Advantages
    1. Cheap
    2. No collisions
    3. Disadvantages
      1. High chance of failure
IP addresses
1. An IP address stands for Internet Protocol Address
2. What is the problem with IP addresses?
  1. There are too any devices on the internet to give every device an IP address
    1. The solution is to give houses and businesses individual IP addresses
3. An IP address is a Answer unique value used to Answer identify computers on a network

Resource summary

	Created by Finn Lashbrooke over 2 years ago