The document discusses different types of computer networks including local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), personal area networks (PANs), and wide area networks (WANs). It also describes client-server network architecture, where client computers request services from more powerful server computers, and peer-to-peer architecture where each computer on the network can act as both a client and server. Network administration involves managing a network to keep it operating properly and connecting different computer systems within an organization.