INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTR
NETWORK
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Presented by:
Suresh R.
Reg:397cs06054.
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Introduction
to
Computer Networks
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NETWORKS
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Overview
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DATA COMMUNICATIONS
distance.
Data: information presented in whatever
What do we need?
Hardware
Software
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Topics to be covered:
–Components
–Data representation
–Data flow
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Components
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Communication Tasks
Some of the key tasks that must be performed in data
communication system.
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Data Representation
Text
Email, articles, etc
Coding (Unicode, ASCII)
Numbers
Direct conversion
Images
Pixels, resolution, gray scale, RGB.
Audio
Continuous, signal conversion
Video
Movie, continuous/discrete 10
Data Flow
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Figure : Data flow (simplex, half-duplex, and full-duplex)
Topics to be covered:
• Distributed Processing
• Network Criteria
• Physical Structures
• Network Models
• Categories of Networks
• Internetwork
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• Task is divided among multiple computers.
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NETWORKS
Network criteria
1. Performance
Transit time, response time.
Throughput, delay.
2. Reliability
Failure frequency, recovery time
3. Security
Protection.
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Type of Connections
1.Spatially shared
2.Time shared
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Mesh Networks
A
Partial Mesh
B C A
B C
Fully Mesh D D E
E
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Star
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Bus
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Ring
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Classification of Networks by
Size and Community
A company
or home A city wide A country
network wide
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Single to Multiple LANs
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Figure 1.10 An isolated LAN connecting 12 computers to a hub in a closet
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Metropolitan Area Network
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Wide Area Network
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Internetworking
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THE INTERNET
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STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS
1. ISO(International Organization of
Standardization)
2. Internet Telecommunication Union(ITU)
3. American Standard National Institute
4. Institute of Electric and Electronics
Engineers(IEEE)
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Summary
Data communications
Networks
The internet
Protocols and standards
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Conclusion:
Computer Network is
playing very major role
for communication.
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References:
• en.wikipedia.org
• www.scribd.com
• www.google.com
• www.yahoo.com
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THAKING YOU!
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