SAN MAN

WLAN
LAN

COMPUTER
NETWORKS
WAN VPN

PAN EPN
THE BASIC NETWORKS
• LAN- Local Area Network
• WLAN- Wireless Local Area Network
• WAN- Wide Area Network
• PAN- Personal Area Network
• MAN- Metropolitan Area Network
• SAN- Storage Area Network
• VPN- Virtual Private Network
• EPN- Electronic Payment Network
LAN
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• COSTLY RESOURCES SUCH AS
• NETWORK SECURITY CAN BE A PROBLEM. IF A
PRINTERS CAN BE SHARED BY ALL OF
VIRUS GETS INTO ONE COMPUTER, IT IS LIKELY TO
THE COMPUTERS
SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS THE NETWORK
• SOFTWARE CAN BE SHARED, AND
UPGRADING IS EASIER TOO • CABLING CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO BUY AND TO
INSTALL
• DATA CAN BE SHARED ACROSS THE
NETWORK. THIS ALLOWS SEVERAL
PEOPLE TO WORK ON THE SAME
PROJECT.
 WLAN
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• INSTALLATION IS QUICK AND EASY • THE DEVICE OPERATES ON A LIMITED
• EASIER TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY IN AREAS DISTANCE FROM THE ACCESS POINT
THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO LAY CABLE. (MOBILITY)
• SECURITY NEEDS TO BE OON HIGH ALERT
• EASIER TO ADD/MOVE WORKSTATIONS
• INTERFERENCE BY OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
• COST EFFECTIVE
WAN
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• COVERS A LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL • EXPENSIVE AND GENERALLY SLOW
AREA
• SETUP IS EXPENSIVE AND REQUIRES
• MESSAGES CAN BE SENT VERY EXPERTISE
QUICKLY TO ANYONE ELSE ON THE
NETWORK. • VULNERABLE TO HACKERS OR
THREATS
• SHARES SOFTWARE AND RESOURCES
WITH CONNECTING WORKSTATIONS
PAN

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• SECURITY • RANGE IS ONLY 10 MTS
• CAN BE CONNECTED VIA BLUETOOTH • SLOW DATA RATES
• COST EFFECTIVE • USES RADIATION
• CONVENIENT
MAN
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• CAN COVER AREA WIDER THAN MOST • COST
NETWORKS
• DIFFICULT TO MANAGE
• USED IN SCHOOLS, AIRPORTS ETC.
• LOT OF CABLE REQUIRED
• FILES SHARED ON THE NETWORK CAN
BE ACCESSED QUICKLY
SAN
ADVANTAGES
• BETTER DISK UTILIZATION
• REDUCED BACK UP TIME
• UNLIMITED CAPACITY
DISADVANTAGES
• EXPENSIVE
• COSTLY MAINTENANCE
• FILE TRANSFER SPEED IS SLOW
VPN
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• MOBILITY • INTERNET TRAFFIC

• SECURITY • VERY COMPLEX

• CHEAP
 EPN
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• SECURE • AT TIMES COSTLY

• EFFECTIVE • NOT YET WIDELY USED

• NOT EXPENSIVE • IF THE COMPANY IS HACKED, CARD

• DOES NOT NEED ACCOUNT

DETAILS CAN BE EXPOSED

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