Dada communication and networks

A communication network is a system of interconnected computres, telephones

or orther communication devices that can communicate with one anorther and
share information.
Computr network.
Computer network is the connection of two or more computer for data and
resource shairing purposes.
Goacs / reasons of computer networks
Shairing resource like files, printers and orther network device.
Enabling common administration and security.
Supporting network application such egines, emails etc.
Types of computer network
Computer networks are classified according to the distance between individual
computer that attached to a network ie the area of coverage.
Personal area network (pan)
Local area network (lan)
Metropolitan area network (man)
Compus area or school area network.
Wide area network.(wan).
Personal area network (pan)
Is a computer network used of communication among computer devices close to
one person the devices may include.
Printers
Fax machines
Pdas.
Scanners.
Local area network (lan)
It is the network that connects computers in a limite geographical area such as a
school computers laboratory department closely position group of building.
The most common use of LAN is for licking personal computers within a
building or an office to sare information and expensive peripherical devices.
 A local area network can be a wired network or a wireless local area
network.
 A local area network that uses no physical wire ie computer and
connected using a wireless media.
 Advantages of using wireless lan over wired lan
 Wireless medium is flexble in operations as compared to bounded media.
 Mobility
 Wireless local area network systems can provide local area network for
users to veal information anywhere in the lorganisations.
 Installation speed and dimplicity.
 Intalling a wireless local area network stysem can be first and can
eliminate the need to pull cables through walls and corling.