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Give an overview of computer networks, describing some of the different kinds of network
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Give an overview of computer networks, describing some of the different kinds of network? This report will focus on the following: • What computer networks are? • The common types of networks they are? • Identifying and describing the different types of networks. • Summing up the topic in conclusion. This technical report will not include the technicality of networks and it will only focuses on the common types of network topologies e.g. star, bus and ring. Computer network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together to share information and hardware. See below image. According to John Wobus (1994), the most common topology of networks includes the bus, star, and token ring topologies. Networks can also be characterised in terms of spatial distance as local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), and wide area networks (WAN). There are five different types of networks, they are: * Local-area networks (LANs): The computers are geographically close together...
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