Friday, September 12, 2014

Basics of Networks

This blog contains information about the networking related concepts with clear explanation. Data communication and networking are changing the world even more easy to access, distribute accurate information's. Computer network supports various applications to access world wide web(www) for sharing printers, faxes, server etc..

Definition

A computer networks means connecting two or more devices to share data. Data is transferred in the form of packets. The connection between network is done by either Wired or Wireless medium. There are two things to setting up a networks; the hardware used to connect the system together and the software installed on the computers to allow them to communicate. Nowadays computer networks become core of communication.  The network hardware is made by 2 components: 
  1. The entities that want to share the information or resources.
  2. The medium that enables to communicate.
The networks can be classified into two types
  • Peer to Peer Network
  • Client-Server Network

Peer to Peer Network

In this, individual users can control their resources (i.e) it has no dedicated servers instead, a number of workstations are connected together to share data.

Client-Server Network

In this network services are located on a dedicated computer is called server. The client can send request to the server in which it can respond to the client.   


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