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INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
2.1 Basic Concept of Network
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• LEARNING OUTCOMES

• At the end of this topic, students should

• be able to:
• 1) Explain the concept of network
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What Is a Network?

A network is a collection of
computers and devices connected
together via communications devices
and transmission media

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What Is Communication Device?

A communications device is any

type of hardware capable of
transmitting data, instructions, and
information between a sending
device and a receiving device
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Dial-Up Modems

• A dial-up modem is a communications

device that can convert
• digital signals to analog signals
• analog signals to digital signals
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Digital Modems: ISDN,
DSL, and Cable
• A digital modem is a
communications device that
sends and receives data and
information to and from a
digital line.
• Three types of digital
modems are
1. ISDN modems
2. DSL modems
3. Cable modems.
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Wireless Modems
• Wireless modems, which have an
external or built-in antenna, are
available as
1. USB flash drives
2. ExpressCard modules
3. PC Cards
4. Memory cards.
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Network Card
• A network card, sometimes called
a network interface card (NIC)

• The network card coordinates the

transmission and receipt of data,
instructions, and information to and from
the computer or device containing the
network card
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Wireless Access Points
• A wireless access point is
a central communications
device
• Allows computers and
devices to transfer data
wirelessly among
themselves or to transfer
data wirelessly to a wired
network
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Router
• A router is a communications
device that connects multiple
computers or other routers
together and transmits data to its
correct destination on a network.

• Routers also support wireless

communications , eliminating the
need for a separate wireless access
point in a wireless network
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Hubs and Switches

• A hub or switch is a device that provides a central

point for cables in a network
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What Is Transmission media ?

Transmission media consist of
materials or substances capable of
carrying one or more signals
data, instructions, or information
travel in a communications system
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Type of transmission media?

1. Physical transmission media

2. Wireless transmission media

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Physical/Wired Transmission Media

Physical transmission media use wire, cable,

and other tangible materials to send
communications signals.
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Wireless Transmission Media
Wireless transmission media send
communications signals through the
air or space using radio, micro wave,
and infrared signals.
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Advantages of Network
Advantages of using a network include
facilitating communications, sharing
hardware, sharing data and information,
sharing software and transferring funds.
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Disadvantages of Network
Disadvantages of using a network
include Security Concerns, Virus and
Malware, Lack of Robustness, Needs
An Efficient Handler and Lack of
Independence