What have we learnt?

What have we learnt?

1. Types of Network

   • WAN
     • Wide Area Network
       • A network that spans a large geographical area, or multiple organisations
   • LAN
     • Local Area Network
       • A network that spans a large geographical area, or multiple organisations

2. Advantages of Networks

   • Able to share Things with others
   • Emailing

3. Disadvantages Of Networks

   • Hackers
     • They can into the weak parts of the network and hack into the rest of it
   • Network crashing
     • If the network crashed , Lots of files and work could not be able to be accessed

4. IP Address

   • An IP Address is a unique Value assigned to every computer on a network, used to identify it.
   • An IP Address is made of numbers

5. Topologys

   • Bus Topology
     • Bus Topology is a bunch of computers connected all to a long wire that connects to the server
     • The problem with bus topology is when things go through the main wire , it can bump into other information, making a block
   • Ring topology
     • Ring topology is a group of computers connected to each other in a ring shape
       • The Problem with a ring topology is that if one of the computers are off or one of the Cables snap, nothing will be able to move on
   • Star Topology
     • Star Topology is when all Computers are connects to something called a switch and Hub, the switch sends the information to the right computer when it gets it
     • The Problem is, if the Switch/Hub were to break, nothing would be able to be sent to eachother