Computer Networks
Contents
Benefits of Networking
Drawbacks of Networking
Types of Network
Local Area Network
Local Area Networks (Also known as "LAN") is a form of networking that allows devices to communitcate to eachother and networks, LAN is connected via an Ethernet cable then connected to a server or a router to connect to a network or another device. LAN is connected by Ethernet Cables, these are made up of coxial cable in different types. This, for a long time, was the only way to connect a computer as they used to have where they would connect to a mainframe and then a computer would be connected by Ethernet cable to the mainframe, making it a Local Area Network.
Wide Area Network
A wide area network (WAN) is a collection of local area networks (LAN) over a geographical area. An example of a WAN is the internet.
