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Usually,
However,
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Types of
Network
s
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Local-area
network
A network that connects a
relatively small number of
(LAN)
machines in a relatively
close geographical area
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Client
Client
Client
Client
Client
Client
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Various
configurations,
called topologies, have
been used to administer
LANs
Ring topology
A configuration that
connects all nodes in a
closed loop on which
messages travel in one
direction
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Star
topology A
configuration that
centers around one
node to which all
others are
connected and
through which all
messages are sent.
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Bus
Topology
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Advantages
Topology
Advantages
Disadvantages
Bus
Difficult to reconfigure.
Break in bus disables
entire network.
Star
Ring
Reconfiguration difficult.
Very expensive.
Wide-area
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Metropolitan-area
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Computer
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File
Web
server
A computer dedicated to
responding to requests (from the browser
client) for web pages
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Client/Server Networking
In
Client/Server Networking
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