Tele communication companies data base Satellite technology vendors Wireless net works Private corporate networks internet Network of networks Node unique address Data communication linking nodes to gether with in a network among net works IP address identity
network A connection between ablest two computers for the purpose of sharing resources Peer to peer networks Client/server networks
Peer to peer networks linked together as equals, with no centralized server or control Sharing of resources any way any time Users are the administrators Useful in case of less than 10 computers Draw back chaos , security, slow down of performance, status information, Client/server network Server- special purpose computer & software designed for one function- fast computers with physical and logical security Client- any computer or work station connected to server within a network C/S cluster of computers connected to one or more servers to form a network Centralized control over the network resources Multi user environment User name- pass word Network administrator Any failure make user helpless Cost
IP address Host number for identity transmitting information It consists of 32 bits (1,0) Convert it into four octets Host same it consist of several text labels separated by dots Router- network hardware that link a network to another networks.
Internet service provider ISP a company whose router connects to user to the internet, usually for a fee Network no 191.171.64.12 191.171 network part - ngi .64 local part- ncm .12 user - siva Size of networks Class A large- 136 NW-16 million hosts Class B medium 16000 NW- 65000 hosts Class C small- 2 million 254 hosts
Zone & domain names Domain name a web address that contains two or more word groups separated by periods Zone name: right most part of domain name proceed by a dot Com,edu,gov.net,org Au,in,jp,uk,ru,us