Networking Concepts

Networking Concepts
Networking of computers mean interconnection of two or more computers or computer peripherals, which are joined by some type of communication media.

Advantages Of networking

• Sharing of data
• Sharing of peripherals
• High communication speed
• High communication accuracy
• Interactive data transfer
• Lower cost

There are different types of networks. They are classified according to the geographical area they can cover, as

• LAN (Local Area Network)
• WAN (Wide Area Network)  

Topology
Topology means the manner in which various physical devices are connected in a network. Some topologies are

• Bus
• Ring
• Star

Internet
It is an example of WAN (Wide Area Network). It is a very huge network and is also known as worldwide network of networks.

Intranet
It is WAN which uses Internet for transmission of data. It interconnects various offices of a company.