Two or more interconnected
computers.
An office network
A school network
A home network
Communicating Sharing
Chatting Sharing a printer
Video conferencing Sharing storage
Sending e-mail Sharing Files
Playing games Internet connection
Local Area Network
Local Area Network
On a small area, e.g: within one building
Wide Area Network
Network Cable
workstation
workstation
workstation
workstation
Switch
Switch
workstation
workstation
workstation
workstation
Hub Switch
If workstation B wants to communicate
with workstation C
Hub
A
B
C
D
E
back
A
B
C
D
E
Switch
back
If workstation B wants to
communicate with workstation C
Hub Switch
dumb intelligent
Hub
Hub
Hub
Hub
Switch
Switch
Switch
Switch
A WAN is made up of several connected LANs
Wide Area Network
It can also be a group of several WANs, or
some LANs and some WANs
WAN
The Internet is the largest
WAN in the world
LAN
LAN
LAN
WAN
 It is called a Client, because it receives
services from a Server
 A Server is normally a powerful computer,
that provides services to other computers and
devices on a network
Type Service
Printer server Allows clients to print using one shared
printer
Storage server Allows clients to save/store their files on a
shared drive
Web server Hosts the web-pages, that are accessed by the
clients
Mail server Stores clients mail accounts and inboxes.
Allows clients to send email.
Storage server
Printer server
Tom Mia Ben
Tom Mia
Ben
• Can be used instead
of a router, if it is
directly connected to
an Internet source.
• Can speed up an
Internet connection
by caching content
 A firewall protects your network against
unwanted access.
 A firewall can be a hardware device and it can
be software that is installed on a computer or
a server.
1. Router 2. ISP
The Internet Service Provider, is a company,
that has a very large connection to the
Internet.
Switch
WAN
WAN
LAN
Wireless Local Area Network
Computer networks

Computer networks

Editor's Notes

  • #4 A network is a set of computers that are connected together
  • #5 Like computers in an office
  • #6 Or in a school lab
  • #7 Or a home network
  • #32 C – A WITH A BRIDGE AND SWITCHES
  • #33 C – G WITH A BRIDGE AND SWITCHES
  • #51 Name and logo Bluetooth logo The word "Bluetooth" is an anglicized version of the Scandinavian Blåtand/Blåtann, the epithet of the tenth-century king Harald I of Denmark and parts of Norway who united dissonant Danish tribes into a single kingdom. The idea of this name was proposed by Jim Kardach who developed a system that would allow mobile phones to communicate with computers (at the time he was reading Frans Gunnar Bengtsson's historical novel The Long Ships about Vikings and king Harald Bluetooth).[5] The implication is that Bluetooth does the same with communications protocols, uniting them into one universal standard.[6][7][8] The Bluetooth logo is a bind rune merging the Younger Futhark runes  (Hagall) (ᚼ) and  (Bjarkan) (ᛒ), Harald's initials.