Application of ICT
GE-203
Department of Information Technology, Govt. Graduate College of Commerce, Nowshera Virkan, Gujranwala
Agenda for Today
• What is a Computer Network?
• Types of Computer Network
• Advantages of Computer
Network
• Disadvantages of Computer
Network
Computer Network
It is a set of two or more computing
devicesconnected
together
To share the information and resources
Information: text, numeric data, audio, video, and
images
Resources: printers, scanners, and hard drive
disks
The computing devices in a network are connected
through
transmission medium
Wired
Wireless
Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network (LAN)
Metropolitan Area Network
(MAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Personal Area Network (PAN)
Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network (LAN)
It is the most common type of
network
It covers
It usuallyaconnects
small areathe computing devices
and otherone office, or a
devices within
building
It can transmit data at a very high
speedtransmission speeds are typically from 10
Data
Mbps
1000 to
Mbps
It has less possibility of data transmission error
In LAN, problems normally occur due to the
cable
disturbance by end user
Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network (LAN)
Example: The network in a computer lab of
college or
university
Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network (LAN)
Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network (LAN) using HUB(64 bits(max))
The purpose of a hub is to connect all of your
network
devices together on an internal network
It is a device that has multiple ports that accepts
Ethernet
Hub connections
is considered not from network
because devices
it does not
intelligent, filter
any data nor it has any knowledge as to where the
data is
supposed to be
sent
Types of Computer Network
BROADCAST Nature:
sends data to all the
devices connected instead
of one device
Local Area Network (LAN)
Types of Computer Network
Local Area Network (LAN) using SWITCH(128 bits)
Switch is similar to a hub since it that has multiple
ports that accepts Ethernet connections from
network devices, but unlike a hub, a switch is
intelligent
It can learn the physical addresses (MAC
addresses)
the devices of
that are connected to it and it store
them
tabl in a
e
When a data packet is sent to a switch, it is only
directed
to the intended destination port, while a hub
would just the data to every
rebroadcast
port
Types of Computer Network
UNICAST Nature:
sends data to a specific
device
Local Area Network (LAN)
Types of Computer Network
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) (100 km)
This type of network covers an area of a city
It is larger than LAN but smaller than WAN
It is usually used to connect two or more LANs
in a city
Bridge to connect two or more LANs
MULTICAST Naure:
Jb hm ne koi data send krna hota hai
to wo sb se phly us LAN k
hub/switch k pass
jata hai agr us main us device ka
MAC address
na ho to wo hub/switch Bridge ko wo data
send kr daita hai phr wo hr LAN k
hub/switch ko us data k aik aik copy
send kr daita hai jis hub/switch main us
device ka MAC address ho ga wo usy
data send kr dy ga baki hub/switch usy
ignore kr daity hain.
Types of Computer Network
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Example: The network connecting different
branches of a company in same city is an
example of metropolitan area network
Types of Computer Network
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Types of Computer Network
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Types of Computer Network
Wide Area Network (WAN)
This type of network covers a large
area
It connects computing devices in
different
countri cities and
es
Computing devices in WAN are often connected
through
telephone
It lines
can reach the parts of the world which are
not
accessible with LAN and
MAN
The transmission rate of WAN is typically from
56kbps
50Mbp to
s
It is expensive than LAN
It is not fast as LAN
It has high possibility of data
transmission error
Types of Computer Network
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Example: The Internet is the largest WAN in
the world
Types of Computer Network
Personal Area Network
(PAN)
It is smallest network
It connects personal devices using
wired
technologi and wireless
es
Personal computing devices that are used to
develop the PAN are the laptops, mobile phones,
media players, and play stations etc.
It has connectivity range up to 10
meters
This may include Bluetooth enabled devices or
infra-red
enabled
devices
PAN LAN CAN MAN WAN
Full Form Personal Local Area Campus Area Metropolitan Wide Area
Area Network Network Area Network
Network Network
Technology Bluetooth, Ethernet & Ethernet FDDI,CDDI, Leased line,
IrDA, WIFI ATM Dial-up
Zigbee
Range 1-100 Up to 2km 1-5 km 5-50 km Above 50km
meter
Transmission speed Very High Very High High Average Low
Area Within a Within Within Within city Within
room office, University, like Lahore counties
building corporate
offices
Ownership Private Private Private Private or Private or
Public Public
Maintenance Very Easy Easy Moderate Difficult Very Difficult
Error rate Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
& Maintenance
Advantages of Computer Network
Communication
Resource Sharing
Cost Savings
Centralized Data
Management
Disadvantages of Computer Network
Technical Expertise
Security and Privacy
Risks
Reliance of Technology
