· Foreword

Computer networks have been widely used and are changing the way we work and live.

For beginners, it is very necessary to establish a preliminary and outline understanding

of computer networks.
 · What is a network?

A computer network is a collection of interconnected sets of autonomous computers.

Home

Branch Internet User

Headquarter
 · What is a network?

Resource Sharing

Distributed Processing and Load Balancing

Comprehensive information service

 · Network topology

Bus type Star type Tree type

Full mesh Partial mesh

 · Main Metrics

Describes the amount of data that can be transferred from one node to another within a certain time

Usually in bps

For example, Ethernet bandwidth is 10Mbps, Fast Ethernet is 100Mbps

Describe the time it takes for data to travel from one node to another on the network
 · Network Standardization Organization

ISO, International Organization for Standardization

IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ANSI

ITU

IAB
Star topology is easy to maintain.

In a star topology, the failure of one link does not affect the normal communication of
hosts on other links.

The star topology has high reliability and there is no single point of failure problem.