Advantages and Disadvantages of Local Area Network (LAN)
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Explanation:
- What is a virtual local area network (VLAN) ...
- Sharing of resources: ...
- Client and server relationship: ...
- Sharing of the internet: ...
- Software program sharing: ...
- Securing of data: ...
- Communication is easy, fast, and time-saving: ...
- Computer identification:
Advantages :
LAN provides resource sharing such as computer resources like printers, scanners, modems, DVD-ROM drives, and hard disks can be shared within the connected devices. This reduces cost and hardware purchases.
Data and messages can easily be shared with the other computer connected to the network.
Since data is stored on the server computer, it will be easy to manage data at only one place and the data will be more secure too.
Disadvantages :
The initial setup costs of installing Local Area Networks is high because there is special software required to make a server. Also, communication devices like an ethernet cable, switches, hubs, routers, cables are costly.
Local Area Network requires a LAN Administrator because there are problems such as software installations, program faults or hardware failures or cable disturbances in Local Area Network. A LAN Administrator is required to maintain these issues.
unauthorised users can access important data of an office or campus if a server hard disk is not properly secured by the LAN administrator.