Lecture 6 - Networks PDF
Lecture 6 - Networks PDF
Lecture 6 - Networks PDF
Computer Networks
Learning Objectives
In absence of networks….
Data
Sharing
PC 3
PC 1
PC 2
What Is a Network?
Networking devices ….
Resource sharing
+ Communication
PC 3
PC 1
PC 2
Network Technologies Examples
Software
Email, instant messaging, teleconferencing
Hardware
NIC(network interface card) / Modem
Media
Wired / Wireless
BENEFITS OF NETWORKS
Benefits Of Networks
• Resource Sharing
• File Sharing
• Personal Communication
• Simultaneous Access
• Backup
Benefits Of Networks: Resource Sharing
1. Printers
2. Scanners Hardware Sharing
Saves money !!
Resource Sharing
Resource sharing
+ Communication
PC 3
PC 1
PC 2
Benefits Of Networks: File Sharing
• Video Conferencing
• Audio Conferencing
• Data Conferencing
Benefits Of Networks: Personal Communications
Software Programs:
Networked Environment:
• The Internet
• Television and radio broadcasting
• Global positioning system (GPS)
• Monitoring systems
• Videoconferencing
• Telemedicine
Networking Application: Telephone service
• Telephone service
– Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) network
– Mobile phones (wireless phones)
Telephone service: Mobile Phones
Wired:
A network in which computers and other
devices are connected to the network via
physical cables
Wireless:
– A network in which computers and other
devices are connected to the network without
physical cables; data is typically sent via
radio waves
Topology:
How the devices in the network (called
nodes) are arranged.
• Bus networks
• Ring networks
• Star networks
• Tree networks
• Mesh networks
Example: Bank
LAN vs. WAN