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● MAN
● PAN
● LAN
● WAN
MAN
● A metropolitan area network
(MAN) is a high-speed network
that connects local area networks
in a metropolitan area.
Types of database
Database
A database is a collection of
information that is organized so that
it can be easily accessed, managed
and updated. Computer databases
typically contain aggregations of data
records or files, containing
information about sales transactions
or interactions with specific
customers.
Types of
database
There are many different
kinds of databases, ranging
from the most prevalent
approach, the relational
database, to a distributed
database, cloud database,
graph database or NoSQL
database.
Relational
database
A relational database, invented by E.F.
Codd at IBM in 1970, is a tabular
database in which data is defined so that
it can be reorganized and accessed in a
number of different ways.
Hardware components
Hardware components further divided into three groups
1.Input devices
2.Output devices
3.System unit
Input device
● Input device lets you communicate with the computer.You can use input
devices to enter information and issue commands.
● Keyboard is a standard input device of most computers. Used to type
data into the computer
● Mouse is a hand-clicked device used for pointing and moving objects
Joystick is an input device which is commonly used for computer games
● Track Ball Light Pen basically an upside down mouse a device used to
draw,write,or issue commands when it touches a specially designed
screen
● A scanner allows you to scan documents ,pictures or graphics and view
them on the computer microphone used to input sound into a computer
Output devices