Networking: cOnnecting all the devices and nodes. Categories of network: 1. Os based. 2. Processing based. 3. Size based.

OS Based: Peer to peer networks Server based networks

Processing based: Centralised Distributed

Size based: LAN MAN WAN

Devices: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Hub Switch Bridge Router NIC Cables Firewall

Centralised: The central machine has the highest priority and all the local machine will have the same priority. Distributed: All has equal priority unlike the centralised.

LAN: inside a builing or a smaller area. MAN: City to city Two lans in different locations . using a device like router. WAN: Two different MAN are connected to from wan. All over the world.

Devices: Layer1 devices: HUB Cables NIC card repeater Layer2 devices: Switch Bridge Layer3 devices: Router Switch (latest )

GATEWAY: communicate with all the 7 layers .

Mac address 48 bit address hexadecimal values (12 digit) 24 bit company code 24 bit serial code

NIC: Used to amplify the signal Used to connect system to network Has ROM which stores the mac address Data is sent serially And data is received parallely

Repeater: It doesnt amplify the signal It

Bridge: Connecting two different LANs Only between two different networks Switch: Connecting