Saturday, 10 February 2018

Computer Networks

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Hello friends,


Here I am with my new post.
In this post I will describe about computer networks and it's types

Computer network.
What is computer network? why computer network built?
Here are the answers.
The term computer network means system of interconnected points or terminals. It shares the resource of a series of interconnected computers , peripherals and terminals.


In 1960, USSR and USA involved in cold war. In order to send and receive some urgent messages USA built a medium of electronic text to communicate with their army bases.


Advantages of computer network:-the advantages of computer networks are:-
1)Information can be shared easily to the people.


2)It helps to stay updated with the world total events.


3)It helps in sharing resources ex. A laser printer print a softcopy into hardcopy through the help of computer network.


4)Interaction among the people of the world become more easy through social media .


5)E-mail allows you to send and receive messages electronically.


Types of Computer Networks:- There are total five types of computer networks . Computer networks are classified according to the hardware and software technology used in the networks.


The types of computer network are:-


1)Personal Area Network (PAN):- This network is used to built communication between computers within 20-30 feet.


2)Local Area Network (LAN):- this type of communication network interconnects large number of computer and other peripheral devices.


3)Campus Area Network (CAN):- This network connect two or more local area networks that are limited to specific geographical areas.


4)Metropolitan Area Network (MAN):- This network connect two or more local area networks or campus area networks together.


5)Wide Area Network (WAN):- A wide area network is a digital communication system which interconnects a large number of computers in a wide area. This type of communication network can operate worldwide.


Friends I think that 70℅ of the people didn't know difference between a LANs and WANs.


Friends difference is that, LAN is a digital network that is limited to specific geographical area while WANs is a also a digital network that can be operated in nationwide or worldwide basis.
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