NETWORK

1. Classification of Network

1.1. Local Area Network (LAN)

1.2. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

1.3. Wide Area Networkl (WAN)

2. Communication Devices

2.1. 1. Hub

2.2. 2. Switch

2.3. 3. Modem

2.4. 4. Router

3. Disadvantages

3.1. Viruses

3.1.1. Materials

3.1.2. Personnel

3.1.3. Services

3.1.4. Duration

3.2. Network Failure

3.3. Requirements

4. Definition : A collection of computers and devices connected together via communication device and transmission media to share resources

4.1. Motivation

4.2. Goals

4.3. Deliverables

5. Transmission Media

5.1. Wired Transmission Media

5.1.1. Cable Televison

5.1.2. Fiber-optic Cable

5.2. Wireless Transmission Media

5.2.1. Satellite

5.2.2. Cellular radio

6. Advantages

6.1. Facilitating Communications

6.2. Sharing Hardware

6.3. Sharing Software

6.4. Transferring Funds

7. Network Architecture

7.1. Peer-to-Peer

7.2. Client-Server

8. Network Topology

8.1. Bus Topology

8.2. Star Topology

8.3. Ring Topology