NETWORK

1. Classification of Network

1.1. Local Area Network (LAN)

1.2. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

1.3. Wide Area Networkl (WAN)

2. Disadvantages

2.1. Viruses

2.1.1. Materials

2.1.2. Personnel

2.1.3. Services

2.1.4. Duration

2.2. Network Failure

2.3. Requirements

3. Advantages

3.1. Facilitating Communications

3.2. Sharing Hardware

3.3. Sharing Software

3.4. Transferring Funds

4. Network Architecture

4.1. Peer-to-Peer

4.2. Client-Server

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

5.1. Motivation

5.2. Goals

5.3. Deliverables

6. Communication Devices

6.1. 1. Hub

6.2. 2. Switch

6.3. 3. Modem

6.4. 4. Router

7. Transmission Media

7.1. Wired Transmission Media

7.1.1. Cable Televison

7.1.2. Fiber-optic Cable

7.2. Wireless Transmission Media

7.2.1. Satellite

7.2.2. Cellular radio

8. Network Topology

8.1. Bus Topology

8.2. Star Topology

8.3. Ring Topology