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Basics of Networking
What is Network?

Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3

Interconnection of devices is Network

Physical connectivity of two or more systems is also called Network

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What is Networking?

Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3

Communication between Interconnected devices is Netwroking

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Basics of Networking
Types of Networks Types of Networks

LAN Local Area Network

MAN Metropolitan Area Network

WAN Wide Area Network

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Types of Networks
Local Area Network (LAN)

Operates within limited geographical location

Like Within Room, Offfice, Building, Campus or

University
It provides full time connectivity to local services

Within

Area
Room LAN
Building
Campus

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Types of Networks
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Spans within City

Like connectivity within city ( two branches within city or all the branches within city

It provides full time & part time connectivity

Within

City area MAN

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

Spans with in different geographical locations

Like connectivity within different cities, states, countries, location.

It provides full time & part time connectivity

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Requirements for Networking Basics of Networking

Requirements for
1. P.C / Devices: we require computers and networkNetwork
devices to foam a network

2. Operating System: Operating System is interface between user and device

We are having two types of operating systems

2.1 Server Operating System

2.2 Client Operating System

2.1 Server Operating System

Server Operating System also called as a multi user operating system and
Network Operating System.
2.2 Client Operating System
Client Operating System also called as a single user operating system and
Desktop Operating System.
Client Operating System access services from Server

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Basics of Networking
3. NIC
Requirements for
Network
The Network Interface Card is frequently called as a NIC. It forms an interface
Between the networked device (computer) and the Ethernet (LAN).

4. Media
Hub: it is generally used to connect all dives on a network so that they can
Communicate each other.

It always do broadcasting.

What is broadcasting?
System 2
System 3

System 4 System 1

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Switch: like hub, it is also used to connect all devices on a network so that can
Communicate with each other.

It do first time broadcasting and from second time onwords it will do Unicast.

Router: Router is device which allows communcication between two or more

Different networks present in defferent geographical locations.

Cables: Co axel . Twisted pair, fibar optical cables..etc

Cable are used to connect computer (NIC) and hub/switch/routers.

For LAN we using CAT5 or 6 cables using with RJ45 connector

RJ11 connector using for telephone line
RJ= Registered Jack

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