INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TYPES
OF
COMPUTER NETWORK
Presented by HARSH, AARZOO, KASHISH & ROHIT
 INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS

THE NETWORK ALLOWS COMPUTERS TO CONNECT AND

COMMUNICATE WITH DIFFERENT COMPUTERS VIA ANY MEDIUM.
LAN, MAN, AND WAN ARE THE THREE MAJOR TYPES OF
NETWORKS DESIGNED TO OPERATE OVER THE AREA THEY
COVER. THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES
BETWEEN THEM. ONE OF THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IS THE
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THEY COVER, I.E. LAN COVERS THE
SMALLEST AREA; MAN COVERS AN AREA LARGER THAN LAN AND
WAN COMPRISES THE LARGEST OF ALL.
 LAN / MAN / WAN
TYPES OF NETWORK

LAN MAN WAN

(LOCAL AREA NETWORK) ( METROPOLITAN ( WIDE AREA NETWORK )
AREA NETWORK )
 EXPLANATION

LAN stands for local area network. A network is

a group of two or more connected computers,
and a LAN is a network contained within a small

LAN geographic area, usually within the same

building. Home WiFi networks and small
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
business networks are common examples of
LANs. LANs can also be fairly large, although if
they take up multiple buildings, it is usually more
accurate to classify them as wide area networks
(WAN) or metropolitan area networks (MAN).

 The applications include

APPLICATIONS

OF "LAN" #1 LAN is used for school environment, offices,

hospitals etc as it allows sharing of resources like
LOCAL AREA NETWORK sharing data, scanners, printing and internet.

#2 LAN serves users at home to access

internet

#3 LAN’s are widely used in manufacturing

industries where a central server coordinates the
activities of other machines.

#4 High speed LANs are typically used to

connect many slower networks together

 MERITS DEMERITS
OF LAN OF LAN

Provides high-bandwidth Speed reduces as it includes

communication. sharing of resources.

Transmission medium is
Less Secure.
inexpensive.

Requires skilled technicians to

Bandwidth is utilized
setup the network.
effectively.

Covers Limited area.

Maintenance is easy.

 EXPLANATION

A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer

network that connects computers within a
metropolitan area, which could be a single large
MAN city, multiple cities and towns, or any given large
METROPOLITAN AREA area with multiple buildings. A MAN is larger than
NETWORK
a local area network (LAN) but smaller than a wide
area network (WAN). MANs do not have to be in
urban areas; the term "metropolitan" implies the
size of the network, not the demographics of the
area that it serves.
APPLICATIONS The Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
has many and varied applications; the
OF "MAN" main ones are:

METROPOLITAN AREA
NETWORK
#1 LOCAL VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

#2 CAD / CAM
TRANSMISSION

#3 WALKWAYS FOR WIDE

AREA NETWORKS (WAN).
 MERITS DEMERITS
OF MAN OF MAN

Less Expensive: It is less Internet speed difference: MAN cannot work on

expensive to attach MAN

with WAN. MAN gives the

good efficiency of data. In traditional phone copper wires.

If MAN is installed
MAN data is easily managed

in a centralized way. on copper wires then there
will be very low speed.

So it required the high cost
to set up fiber optics for
Sending local emails:
On MAN you can send local the first
time.
emails fast

and free

Hackers attack: In MAN there
are high chances of
High speed than WAN:
MAN uses fiber optics so attacking hackers on the network

compared to LAN.
the speed of data can
easily reach upon 1000 So data may be leaked. Data
can be secured but it
Mbps. Files and databases

can be transferred fast. needs high trained staff
and security tools.

Sharing of the internet

: In some installation of More wires required: In
MAN additional cables
MANs, users can share their

internet connection. So are required to connect two
LAN which is another
multiple users can get the same high-speed internet. problem.

Conversion from LAN to MAN is easy Technical people required to set up

 EXPLANATION
A WIDE AREA NETWORK is a network spanning a large
geographical area of around several hundred miles to
across the globe. It can be connected through cable fiber
or satellite. It is generally slower and less reliable than a

WAN
LAN.

WIDE AREA NETWORK

 USAGE
WIDE AREA NETWORK
WANs can facilitate communication,
the sharing of information and much
more between devices from around
the world through a WAN provider.
WANs can be vital for international
businesses, but they are also essential
for everyday use, as the internet is
considered the largest WAN in the
world.
#1 INTERNET
Internet is the world’s l largest and most diverse
form of a computer network in the world.
#2 SPACE STATIONS
It is used in space stations since it has
various geographical locations.
#3 BIG COMPANIES
It is used in companies where there are
branches
 MERITS DEMERITS
OF WAN OF WAN

1.If your business offices are located at different

1. Maintaining WAN is difficult task to carry out.

locations, then without an effort all the branches can be Especially maintaining
a data center that

communicated through WAN.

operates 24/7 is the biggest challenge out of all.

2. Software companies work over the live server to

network, it is difficult
2. If there are issues in the

exchange updated files. So all the coders and office staff

to pinpoint the exact cause due to their broad

get updated version of files within seconds.

coverage of geographical areas.

3. Now everyone with computer skills can do business on

the internet and expand their business globally.

3. WANs are expensive
to setup. Setting up a

WAN requires purchasing

of routers, switches

and security
solutions.

CONCLUSION
There are many advantages of LAN over MAN and
WAN, such as LAN’s provide excellent reliability, high
data transmission rate, they can easily be managed
and shares peripheral devices too. Local Area Network
cannot cover cities or towns and for that Metropolitan
Area Network is needed, which can connect a city or a
group of cities together. Further, for connecting a
Country or a group of Countries one requires a Wide
Area Network.