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Computer Networks and Web Technologies

The document discusses various topics related to computer networks and web technologies including: - Definitions of communication, telecommunication, and data communication. - Components of telecommunication systems including senders, mediums, and receivers. - Types of networks including PAN, LAN, MAN, and WAN networks. - Network topologies such as star, bus, ring, mesh, and hybrid and examples of each. - Wired and wireless communication media types. - Concepts related to the internet and web technologies including URLs, IP addresses, browsers, servers, and protocols.

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Computer Networks and Web Technologies

The document discusses various topics related to computer networks and web technologies including: - Definitions of communication, telecommunication, and data communication. - Components of telecommunication systems including senders, mediums, and receivers. - Types of networks including PAN, LAN, MAN, and WAN networks. - Network topologies such as star, bus, ring, mesh, and hybrid and examples of each. - Wired and wireless communication media types. - Concepts related to the internet and web technologies including URLs, IP addresses, browsers, servers, and protocols.

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COMPUTER NETWORKS

AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES


Basic networking concepts, including mobile
networks
What is communication?
● Communication is a means of sending or receiving
information.

● Communication is simply the act of transferring


information from one place, person or group to
another.
Opps! I just
spilt the tea!
Telecommunications

● Telecommunication - communication
over a distance by cable, telegraph,
telephone, or broadcasting(TV).
● Telecommunication - is the
transmission of information by
various types of technologies over
wire, radio, optical or other
electromagnetic systems.
Data Communication

● Data communications means the


exchange of data between two
devices.
● Data communication is a subset of
telecommunication. Focuses on
data, digital transmission of bits.
Components of
Telecommunications

● Sender
● Medium
● Receiver
Transmission Mode/Direction
Networks
● A Network is a set of devices(nodes) connected by
communication links(media). A node can be a
computer, printer, scanner, fax, or any other device
capable of sending and/receiving data generated by
the other nodes it is connected to.
Physical Structure of a Network

● Network Topologies – Star, Bus,


Ring, Mesh, Hybrid.
● Network Coverage Areas – PAN,
LAN, MAN, WAN.
● Types of Connections – point to
point, broadcast and multipoint
connection.
Topology
● Topology speaks to how the network
is laid out and how the nodes
connect to each other in order to
transfer data.
Topologies - Star
Topology - Bus
Topology - Ring
Topology - Mesh
Topology - Hybrid
Network Configuration & Coverage

● Network coverage speaks to the


physical distance over which all the
nodes in the network are spread.
PAN
● Personal Area Network is
the shortest of all distances
ranging from 10m to up to 30
ft.
● Usually connecting devices
such as telephones, video
game consoles, electronic
devices, laptop, PDAs, printers,
smart phone, and other
wearable computer devices.
● Connecting your Bluetooth
headset to a cellphone is a PAN
network.
LAN
● Local Area Network - a computer network that
links devices within a building or group of adjacent
buildings, especially one with a radius of less than 1
km.
● Local area network is developed to operate over
small region like as shopping mall, office building,
small campus etc.
Types of LANs

● Peer to Peer – often uses the MESH


topology, every node is connected
to every node.

● Centralized LAN – All nodes are


connected to a hub. Usually the
STAR topology.
● https://www.javatpoint.com/hub
MAN
● A metropolitan area network connects computers
within a metropolitan area, which could be a single
large city (Kingston Ciddy), multiple cities and
towns, or any given large area with multiple
buildings.
WAN
● Wide Area Network provides long distance
transmission of data. A WAN can cover a country,
continent or even the whole world. The world wide is
the largest WAN.
Types of Connection and
Transmission
● Upload – Sending of data from your computer to
another computer. Putting data onto a medium of
transmission.
● Download – Receiving data from another computer
to your computer. Taking data FROM a medium of
transmission.
● Point to Point – Direct link from one node to another
node.
● Broadcasting – One computer sends one message to
many nodes on the network. TV, Radio.
Advantages and Disadvantages of
being on a Network?
Discussion

● What are the advantages and


disadvantages of the Topologies?
● What are the types of hubs?
Hubs
switch
modem

router
Analog vs Digital
● Modem is short for "Modulator-Demodulator." It is
a hardware component that allows a computer or another
device, such as a router or switch, to connect to the
Internet. It converts or "modulates" an analog signal from
a telephone or cable wire to digital data (1s and 0s) that a
computer can recognize.
Communication Media

● The hardware that is used to


connect devices, it is the
infrastructure over which data
travels. It is the vehicle that carries
the data from one node in the
network to the other.
Types of Communication Media
● Wired
● Twisted Pair (voiceband - up to 9600 bits per sec)
eg. Ethernet cables
● Coaxial (broadband - Thousands of Characters
per sec) eg. Cable TV connection.
● Fibre Optic (broadband) Used for long distances
eg connecting countries.
● Wireless
● Microwave Antenna (no, not to warm up food).
● Satellite (Out of this world! Literally!)
● Infrared
● Bluetooth
Wired Media
Wireless Media

● Infrared(mouse, remote etc.)


● Radio(Broadcast – Bluetooth, wifi
and Cellular – mobile voice calls)
● Microwave
● Satellite
Wireless Media
Intranet, Internet and Extranet
● Access to information and privacy is very important
to all businesses. Because the internet is publicly
accessible to anyone with the right link, it became
important for organizations to be able to still use the
internet network but keep their data private.
● Intranet – a PRIVATE Network based on internet
technology that is only accessible to individuals
WITHIN the organization.
● Extranet – a section of the Intranet that allows
AUTHORIZED persons LIMITED access to a
company's Intranet.
Internet and Web Technology concepts

WEB TECHNOLOGIES
Main Services Provided by the
Internet

● Email
● Data Exchange
● Instant Messaging
● The World Wide Web – Access to
Information
Connecting to the Internet

● Things you need to connect to the


internet:
● Modem
● Router
● Switch
● NIC
Internet Protocol
● FTP
● TCP/IP
URLs
● Uniform Resource Locator
● Website
● Webpage
● Homepage
● Search engine
● Web server
● HTTP
● HTML
● Hyperlinks
Advantages v Disadvantages of the
Internet

● Blogs, vlogs and podcasts


● VoIP
● Streaming
● Social media
● E-commerce
● Online banking
MOBILE NETWORKS
Mobile Networks

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=1JZG9x_VOwA
● 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
resources

● http://digitalthinkerhelp.com/what-i
s-personal-area-network-pan-in-co
mputer-networking-examples/

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