Networking and Its Types

Networking is a collection and rearrangement of intelligent and distributed machine that shares data and information through lines of communication. It is very important concept to communicate from one place to another place. It is also defined as the connection of computer's pheripheral devices with cables oe even without cables (communication madia).
Types of Networking

1. LAN (Local Area Networking): This is the networking within a very limited area like a single building, within a college. LAN refers to a combination of hardware and transmission media. If computers are connected near to ech otherwith a communication media is called LAN. Due to the use of one kind of cable i.e. communication media, this is comparatively faster. It is limited generally upto 2 KM. The most important components in LAN are File server and OS (operating system).

2. MAN (Metropolitan Area Networking): When LAN grows and spread in area then it becomes MAN. It is also extended upto a city or a large geographical area. It comprises a combination of different hardware and transmission media. They are slower than LAN. The two important components of MANs are Security and Standarization.

3. WAN (Wide Area Networking): A wide area network is simple as LAN & MANs. WANs connect LANs that may be an opposite side of building, across the country of around the world. WANs can be characterized as either enterprises oe Global WANs. An enterprise WAN connects ars entire organization including all LANs at various site. Where as Global WANs also span the world but they do not have to connect LANs with in a single organization. The internet is an example of Global WAN.