WAN's & LAN's

list the four benefits of using a network Defferentiate between WANs and LANs. Identify atleast three common network topologies. Insert an image from the web of each. List four examples of network operation systems software. Describe the difference between client/server networks and peer to peer networks.

they allow users to access programs and data at the same time, the allow users to share peripheral devices such as printers and scanners, they make personal communication easier, and they make it easier for users and administrators to back up important data files.

WAN's are two or more LAN's connected together generally across a wide geographical area, and LAN's are a network of computers that are relatively near each other and are connected in a way that enables them to communicate.

Ring-http://www.ccnastudyguide.net/ring-topologies/

Bus-http://www.studynotes.net/net1.htm

Star-http://www.teach-ict.com/as_a2/topics/networks/pages/chap5.htm

windows mellineum
windows xp
windows vista
windows 95
peer-to-peer/ all nodes on the network have equal relationships to all others, all have similar types of software that support sharing of resources
client/server- in which individuals share the processing and storage workload with central server