NETWORK

NETWORK

1. ADVANTAGES

   • SHARE FILES
   • SHARE LOGINS
   • SHARE RESOURCES

2. DISADVANTAGES

   • IF ONE COMPUTER GETS HACKED THEY ALL GET HACKED
   • MORE ROOM FOR ERROR

3. TYPES OF NETWORKS

   • LAN
     • LOCAL AREA NETWORK
       • A SMALL AREA OR SINGLE ORGANISATION
   • WAN
     • WIDE AREA NETWORK
       • CAN BE WORLD WIDE OR A BIG ORANISATION

4. TOPOLOGY

   • RING
     • NO COLLISIONS
   • BUS
     • CHEAP TO INSTALL
   • STAR
     • EXPENSIVE TO INSTALL

5. IP ADDRESS

   • IT IS A UNIQUE CODE/ADDRESS
   • LIKE NO OTHER NETWORKS