Types Of Network

Types Of Network

    The development of network due to recent advances in communication technology makes it possible to transmit data in a large distances.Networks are classified into Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN) and Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).

  Local Area Network

       Network used to interconnect computers in a single room, rooms, within a building or buildings of one area are normally called Local Area Network or LAN.Each node in a LAN has its own CPU which executes programs, but it also able to access data and devices any where on the LAN.This means that many users can share expensive devices such as laser printers and data.Users of LAN can communicate with each other by sending e-mail or engaging in chat session.

 Wide Area Network

      A WAN is a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.Typically a WAN consist of 2 or more LAN's connected together.Computers connected to a WAN use telephone lines or leased lines or satellite to connect together.The biggest WAN in existence is Internet.

 Metropolitan Area Network

      Another type  of network is Metropolitan Area Network.A MAN is a network spread over a city.for example s cable TV network that spread over a city, Connection of computers of branches of an organisation which spread over a city.