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INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKS
COMPUTER NETWORK
• A computer network is a system of interconnected computers and peripheral devices. • For example, it may connect
computers, printers, scanners and cameras.
•When two or more networks are linked or connected and are able to communicate with one another using suitable hardware and software, it is called an internetwork.
TYPES OF NETWORKSThree types of networks:• Local Area Network or LAN• Metropolitan Area Network or MAN• Wide Area Network or WAN
• example:• LAN - the email system within the
school lab in SMK KL• MAN - the email system within KL
city• WAN - the email system between KL
and London
LAN• A LAN covers a small region of
space, typically a single building
MAN
• A MAN is a collection of LANs with the same geographical area, for instance a city
WANA WAN can be a collection of LANs or MANs or the mix of two with a very large geographical area, for instance a country or even beyond the border.
1.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAN, MAN AND WAN
LAN MAN WAN
2. 10 BENEFITS OF NETWORKS