Explains the concept of Public and Private networks
Classification of Networks
Describes the different methods of classification of Networks
What is Internet?
What is an Extranet
What is an Intranet
What is a peer-peer network
What is a Client-Server Network?
What is an Enterprise Network?
What is a WAN?
What is a Metropolitan Area Network?
What is a Campus Area Network?
A Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Network Topology
A typical Home Network Topology
What is a LAN?
Describes a Local Area Network and give some examples of LAN like Home LAN and SOHO LAN.
What is a Personal Area Network?
Types of Distance based Networks
Describes different types of distance based networks like PAN, LAN, CAN, MAN, WAN
Methods of Classification of Networks
Describes the different methods of classification of Networks like distance based classification, service based classification and administrative domain based classification.