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Computer Network
Why do we need it? What criteria must be satisfied by a network? What are the ways to lay the network?
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Computer Network
Resource Sharing
Hardware (computing resources, disks, printers) Software (application software)
Information Sharing
Communication
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Computer Network
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Network Topology
What is it? What are different network topologies? Why does it matter? What are the factors considered? Which one is the best?
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Network Topology
What is it?
arrangement of the network components physical layout of computers, cables, and other resources + layout of communicate among the components
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Bus Topology
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Star Topology
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Ring Topology
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Mesh Topology
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Hybrid Topology
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Network Topology
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Problem 1
A small, independent - business/home/life insurance company needs a network. Owner + business manager + administrator + 4 agents. Occupies half of a small building in an office park. Volume of business (stable for past 3 years) is increasing - 2 new agents will be hired.
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Problem 1
1. Which type of network would you suggest for this company? * Peer-to-peer * Server-based
2. Which network topology would be most appropriate in this situation? * Bus * Star * Star bus * Ring * Mesh * Star ring
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Problem 1
1. Which type of network would you suggest for this company? * Peer-to-peer * Server-based
2. Which network topology would be most appropriate in this situation? * Bus * Star * Star bus * Ring * Mesh * Star ring
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Problem 2
Network for National Investigation Agency Secure communication Different access rights Availability Reliability Which network topology would be most appropriate in this situation? * Ring * Star bus * Star * Star ring
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* Bus * Mesh
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Network Topology
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Problem 3
Small company with 3 departments has peer-to-peer networks in each department. Networks are not connected to each other. 4 employees in a department are working on a project. Each produces documentation for a different part of the project. Hard drive on each computers available to everyone else on the project. As each user produces more documents: questions arise who has which document which employee last revised a given document employees outside department interested in the project asking to see some of the completed material.
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Problem 3
1. Why are problems arising concerning who has which document? 2. What one change could you make that would give you centralized control of the access to these documents?
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Network Types
Based on size
Internet
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Covers the area within a city. Telephone company network, Cable TV network
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hosts personal computers communication subnet typically owned and operated by a telephone company or ISP
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Location of computers
Computers distributed all over the country or the Continent Fiber-optics, radio waves & satellites
Office with depts Bank whose Connection of located in same different branches in various branches of building & connectd a city MNCs such as IBM. via bus topology 24 using Ethernet cards
Quick Quiz
1. 6 devices arranged in a Full mesh topology. How many cables are needed? 2. In Bus topology, at each end of the bus is ___, which absorbs any signal, removing it from the bus. 3. In Star topology, new node can be easily added or deleted with-out affecting other nodes. (True/False). 4. In Ring topology, data is transmitted in ___direction. 5. State the consequences if a connection fails between 5 devices arranged in topology a. mesh b. star c. bus d. ring 6. 2 computers connected by an Ethernet hub at home a. LAN b.MAN c. WAN 7. Application more sensitive to delay a. Sending an e-mail b. Copying a file or c. Surfing the Internet
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