NETWORKS

NETWORKS

1. ADVANTAGES

   • YOU CAN GET ONTO YOUR FILES FROM ANY COMPUTER
   • YOU CAN PRINT USE THE INTERNET AND USE THE SAME SOFTWARE

2. DISADVANTEGES

   • IT WOULD COST MONEY TO KEEP THE NETWORK GOING.
   • PROBLEMS SUCH AS VIRUSES CAN OCCUR
   • YOU CAN ONLY PRINT FROM PRINTERS WHERE THE COPUTER IS CONNECTED

3. YOU CAN LOG ONTO ANY COMPUTER IN SCHOOL USING THE SAME SOFTWARE

4. LAN,WAN,TOPOLOGY,RING,BUS,STAR IP ADRESS

   • BUS
     • ADVANTAGES
       • ITS CHEAP TO INSTALL
       • ONLY ONE WIRE NEEDED
     • DISADVANTAGES
       • HIGH CHANCE OF FAILURE
         • HIGH CHANCE OF COLLISION
   • RING
     • ADVANTAGES
       • CHEAP TO INSTALL
       • NO COLLISIONS
       • ONLY ONE COMPUTER
     • ONLY ONE COMPUTER
     • DISADVANTAGES
       • DIFFICULT TO ADD NEW COMPUTERS
       • COULD FAIL EASILY
   • STAR
     • ADVANTAGES
       • VERY FAST
       • EASY TO ADD NEW COMPUTERS
     • DISADVANTAGES
       • EXPENSIVE
   • WAN MEANS WIDE AREA NETWORK
     • LAN MEANS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

5. IP ADDRESS

   • IP ADDRESS IS THE INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS
   • AN ADDRESS IS A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER GIVEN TO SOMETHING
   • THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO BUSINESS AND HOUSES
   • THE INTERNET IS A HUGE NETWORK WITH, MORE DEVICES THAN ITS POSSIBLE TO ASSIGN A UNIQUE ADDRESS TO