What is Computer Networking?


A Computer Network is a connection of a group of computer system. The computers can be connected via wire, optical fibres or through radio waves. Optical fibres can carry more signals than wires. This connected computers can share resources.
There are many types of networks. They are includes:

  • LAN (Local Area Network)
  • WAN (Wide Area Network)
  • MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
  • PAN (Personal Area Network)
  • GAN (Global Area Network)
  • HAN (Home Area Network)
  • BBN (Backbone Network)
  • Internetworks
  • Campus Networks
  • The Internet

Network Topology: The representation of how different computers are connected to a network is called topology. Various kind of topologies are:

  • Mesh Topology
  • Star Topology
  • Bus Topology
  • Ring Topology
  • Hybrid Topology

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