Computer network is a form of electronic communication. The network might either be a small  or a large number of computers which are linked at different places.  The network may be divided in two categories which is based on the operational area of the network. Local Area Network (LAN) Wide Area Network (WAN) Local Area…

Computer network is a form of electronic and digital communication that permits nodes to share resources. The network is of a small or a large number of computers which are connected with communication links at different locations. The connections between nodes are established by using cable media or wireless media. Depending upon the operational area…

Most of the students get confused between the terms Internet and Intranet. But there is a difference between Internet and Intranet. Internet can be accessed by all but Intranet need authenticated login as an organization privately owns it. There are some differences which are discuss in detail INTERNET The Internet is a worldwide network which…

INTERNET – It is the largest network in the world. It is a huge source of updated information of vivid kinds, which can be shared by people globally. Internet came into existence in 1969 in the form of Arpanet when the United States Defence Department Agency built a network for their research work and termed it…

INTERNETWORKING –  An internetworking is the process or technique of connecting different types of networks or network segments for making large global network by using routing technology. Internetwork is used in data communication between networks which is owned and operated by different entities using a common data communication and the Internet Routing Protocol.   Two…

INTRANET An intranet is a private network of an organization or company which can only be accessed by authorized users. The word “intra” means “internal” and so implies an intranet is designed for internal communications. It is based on internet technology (such as hypertext and TCP/IP protocols) which is accessed over the internet. An intranet…

MySQL It is an open- source relational database management (RDBMS). It is owned and developed by Oracle Corporation which has source code and is available under the terms of the General Public License and also under a variety of patented contracts. It’s firstly introduced in 1995 which is under the GNU GPL License. MySQL gained…

Network topology means the physical layout of a LAN. It includes geometrical arrangement of computer resources, remote devices and communication facilities. Each device or computer in the network is called a node. Following topologies are most common for local area networking There are several network topolgies  which are as discussed below – Star topology –…

Website is a group of web pages such as multimedia content, normally identified with a common domain name and at least one web server published. It is available through Public Internet Protocol (IP) network like internet or a private local area network (LAN) that identifies the site by referencing a uniform resource locator (URL). Usage…