define computer network
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resources COMPUTER NETWORK - A computer network is a collection of two or more computers connected together order to perform, communicate and share data and information!
Sharing of resources is very common in our day to day life and we all share some or the other resources almost every day. Similarly, we share computer resources such as files saved on the computer, scanners and printers etc. These are saved using computer networks!
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Computer Network:
⭒ Two or more interconnected computers or other digital devices and the systems connecting them are called computer networks.
⭒ These computers can exchange electronic information among themselves and are connected to each other by wire or wireless.
⭒ This movement of information takes place through a particular convention, called protocol, and every computer in the network has to follow it.
⭒ Analog and digital methods are used to exchange information. Devices, wires, hubs, switches, routers, etc. can be named in network devices.
⭒ The influence of wireless networks in local computer networking is increasing. Computer networks are used in electronic communication.
⭒ The process of transmitting information from one place to another with the help of electronic is called telecommunication and sending or receiving data between one or more computers and different types of terminals is called data communication.
There are five basic components of a computer network:
1) ⭒The terminal⭒
2) ⭒Telecom processor⭒
3) ⭒Telecom Channels ⭒
4) ⭒Media Computer⭒
5) ⭒Telecommunications software⭒