Presentation Topic:

Presented By:
Md. Rakib Hasan
ID: 182-33-4724
Sec: B
NETWORKS
What is a network?
➢ Collection of
computers and
devices connected
via communications
devices and
transmission
media

➢ Networks can be
classified by the
geographical area
they cover
There are 3 types of computer networks

➢ LAN (Local Area Networks)

➢ MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
➢ WAN(Wide Area Network)
TYPES OF NETWORKS
What is a local area
network (LAN)?
➢ Network in limited
geographical area
such as home or office
building
➢ LAN covers a small
region of space
typically a single
building, schools or at
home
TYPES OF NETWORKS

Metropolitan area network(MAN)

•MAN is a data network intended to

serve an area approximately that of
a large city.
•Such networks are being
implemented by techniques like
running fibre cables through
subway tunnels and satellites.
•Popular example of MAN is
SDBS(Switched Multimegabit Data
Service).
TYPES OF NETWORKS

What is a wide area

network (WAN)?
➢ Network that covers large
geographic area using
many types of media
➢ Internet is world’s largest
WAN
➢Can be a collection of LANs
or WANs or the mix of two with
a very large geographical area
for instant a country or even
beyond the border
➢Dedicated transoceanic
cabling or satellite uplinks may
be used to connect this type of
network.
Comparison between the three types of computer
networks