Golis

University
Of Berbera
Student Assignment

Basic Concept of
Computer Network
IT Teacher: EngFahad Ahmed Hassan
Prepared by: Abdirahman Hassan Nour
McGraw-Hillby:
Prepared Technology Education
EngAbdirahman CopyrightNour
Hassan © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Golis
Companies, Inc. All rights
University reserved.
Berbera
 Definition of Computer network
• A Computer network is a collection of computers
and devices Connected together via
communication devices and transmission media.
For example it my connect computers, printers and
scanners.

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 Definition of Network Communication
• Communication describes a process in
which two or more computer, devices
transfer data, instructions and information.

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 Advantage of Computer networks
• Sharing of Devices such as printer and
scanner
• Sharing program / software
• Sharing files
• Sharing data
• Sharing information
• Sharing of single high-speed internet
connection
• Better communication using internet
services such as email, mailing list and
internet Relate chat (IRC)
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 Disadvantage of Computer Network
• The larger network becomes, the more
difficult it is to manage.
• If the network stops operating system,
then it may not be possible to access
various resources
• Computer Viruses: If any computer
system in a network gets affected
by computer virus, there is a possible
threat of other systems getting affected
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too.
 Sharing Data

File server contains documents

used by other computers.

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 Types of Network

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 Local Area Network (LAN)
• A local area network is a network that
connects computers and devices in a limited
geographically area such as a home, school
computer laboratory, office building.

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 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
• Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is high speed
network that connect local area network in
Metropolitan Area such as city or town and handles
bulk of communication activity across the region.
• A MAN typically includes one or more LAN but covers
a smaller geographically area than a WAN.

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 Wide Area Network (WAN)
• Wide Area Network is a network that covers a large
geographically area such country or the world

• WAN combines many types of media such as

telephone lines, cables
and radio wave. A WAN
can be one large network
or can consist of two or
more LANs connected
together.

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 Difference Between the types of
Computer network

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 Network Architecture
• Network Architecture is the over all design
of a computer network that describes how a
computer network is configured and what
strategies are being used.
• It also know as network model or network
design.
• Two main network architecture:

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 Server and Clients
• A network server is a computer designed to
process requests and deliver data to other (client)
computers over a local network or the Internet.
• A Client is a computer that
retrieves information
from or uses resources
provided by a server
or main computer.

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 Difference Between Server, Client and
Peer to Peer

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Network Communication Technology

NETWORK
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY

INTERNET INTRANET EXTRANET

 Types of Network Communication

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 Intranet
• An intranet is a private network within an organization
that resembles the internet.
• organizations use intranets to provide information to
their employees.
• typical applications include electronic telephone
directories, email addresses,
employee information,
internal job openings
and much more.

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 Extranet
• Is a private network that connects more than one
organizations
• many organizations use the internet technologies to allow
suppliers, customers and business partner limited access to
their network
• the purpose is to increase efficiency and reduce costs

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 Internet
• is a public network
• it is worldwide collection of networks that links million of
business, government agencies, educational institution and
individuals.
• internet users can access service like web browsing, email,
file transfer, mailing list, chat rooms, instant messaging and
newsgroups.

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 Difference Between Internet, Intranet and
Extranet
Differences Intranet Extranet Internet
Used for Private Private Public
Types of users Provide Provide Provide
information for information to information for
organization suppliers, public
employees customers and
business partner
Usages Telephone Access data, check Access all kinds
directories, status, place of information
internal job orders, send email
opening,
employee
information

Security High Use virtual private Loose

network (VPN)
technology to
communication
over the internet
more secure
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