NETWORK
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Local Area Network (LAN)
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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
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Wide Area Network (WAN)
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Definition
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A network that connects computers and devices in a limited
geographical area (within the same building) such as a home, school computer
lab and office building.
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a high-speed network that connects LAN in a metropolitan area such as
campuses, offices and government that are frequently used as links between
buildings.
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A wide area network (WAN) is a network that covers a large
geographical area located within a county side and worldwide networks such as
a city, country or the world
Areas of coverage: a network that covers a large geographical area
located within a countryside and worldwide networks such as a city, country
or the world.
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Areas of coverage
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in a limited geographical area (within the same building) such as
home, school computer laboratory, office building
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a network that connects local area networks (LANs) in a metropolitan
area such as campuses, offices, and government that are frequently used as
links between buildings.
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a network that covers a large geographical area located within a
countryside and worldwide networks such as a city, country or the world.
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Ownership
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owned and operated by individual organizations.
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owned by a group of users who jointly own and operate the network
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have no ownership
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Types
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• Personal Area Network (PAN) is a type of wireless network that
works within a very small area- your immediate surroundings.
• Home Area Network (HAM) is a type of network for homes allowing
different computers to share resources, including a common Internet
connection.
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• Campus Area Network (CAN) is a type of a computer system
interconnecting a few local area network within a university campus or
corporate campus
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1) Enterprise Private Network (EPN) - A type of network built by an
enterprise to interconnect various company sites.
2) Virtual Private Network (VPN)
3) Virtual Private Network
Disadvantages:
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1) Printing can be slow, long print queues may develop.
2) a virus can spread more easily.
3) as data is shared there is a greater need for security.
Example of Application:
- sharing a printer in a building
- surveillance system in a building
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1) as the network connects many computers over many networks, the
connection can at time become quite slowly
Example of Application:
1) Traffic light monitoring system in a city
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