Iiosonlod ly: Iiosonlod ly:

Shalana Shalana Aishad Aishad

A nolvoik consisls of lvo oi noio conpulois lhal

aio Iinkod in oidoi lo shaio iosouicos, oxchango fiIos,
oi aIIov oIoclionic connunicalions.
Tho conpulois on a nolvoik nay lo Iinkod lhiough
calIos, loIophono Iinos, iadio vavos, saloIIilos, oi
infiaiod Iighl loans
CompuLer neLwork

iIo shaiing
Rosouico shaiing
Connunicalion and coIIaloialion
Ronolo accoss
Dala pioloclion
Need of Computer Network

Roulois
Calovays
Ropoalois
iidgos
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Modon
evlces use 1o ConnecL neLwork

ocaI Aioa Nolvoik

Wido Aioa Nolvoik
MoliopoIilan Aioa Nolvoik
Canpus Aioa Nolvoik
Sloiago Aioa Nolvoik
1ypes Cf neLwork

A IocaI aioa nolvoik (AN) is a gioup of conpulois

and associalod dovicos lhal shaio a connon
connunicalions Iino oi viioIoss Iink.
TypicaIIy, connoclod dovicos shaio lho iosouicos of a
singIo piocossoi oi soivoi vilhin a snaII googiaphic
aioa .
. A IocaI aioa nolvoik nay soivo as fov as lvo oi
lhioo usois oi as nany as lhousands of usois.
ocal Area neLwork

Tho WAN is a connunicalions nolvoik lhal nakos

uso of oxisling lochnoIogy lo connocl IocaI
conpuloi nolvoiks inlo a Iaigoi voiking nolvoik
lhal nay covoi lolh nalionaI and inloinalionaI
Iocalions.
Jlde Area neLwork

A noliopoIilan aioa nolvoik (MAN) is a nolvoik lhal

inloiconnocls usois vilh conpuloi iosouicos in a googiaphic
aioa oi iogion Iaigoi lhan lhal covoiod ly ovon a Iaigo IocaI
aioa nolvoik lul snaIIoi lhan lho aioa covoiod ly a vido aioa
nolvoik (WAN).
Il is aIso usod lo noan lho inloiconnoclion of sovoiaI IocaI aioa
nolvoiks ly liidging lhon vilh lacklono Iinos
,eLropollLan Area neLwork (,An)

A canpus aioa nolvoik (CAN) is a conpuloi nolvoik

inloiconnocling a fov IocaI aioa nolvoiks (ANs) vilhin
a univoisily canpus oi coipoialo canpus.
Canpus aioa nolvoik nay Iink a vaiioly of canpus
luiIdings incIuding dopailnonls, lho univoisily Iiliaiy
and sludonl haIIs of iosidonco.
. A canpus aioa nolvoik is Iaigoi lhan a IocaI aioa
nolvoik lul snaIIoi lhan a noliopoIilan aioa nolvoik
(MAN) oi vido aioa nolvoik (WAN).
CAN can aIso sland foi coipoialo aioa nolvoik.
Campus Area neLwork

A SAN (Sloiago Aioa Nolvoik) is a nolvoik

spocificaIIy dodicalod lo lho lask of
lianspoiling dala foi sloiago and ioliiovaI. SAN
aichilocluios aio aIloinalivos lo sloiing dala on disks
diioclIy allachod lo soivois oi sloiing dala
on Nolvoik Allachod Sloiago (NAS) dovicos vhich
aio connoclod lhiough gonoiaI puiposo nolvoiks.
Lorage Area neLwork