What is Computer Network?

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Computer Network Model

Computer networks can be interpreted as a series of two or more computers. These computers will be connected to each other with a communication system. With computer networks is possible for each computer that can be netted in which exchange of data, programs, and other computer resources such as storage media, printers, and others. Computer network that connects computers located in different locations can also be used to send electronic mail (e-mail), transmit data files (upload) and retrieve data files from other places (download), and other information access activities at locations separately.

The main purpose of a computer network is resource sharing (read: the source of power), where a computer can use resources of other computers within the same network.

The development of data communication technology and computer networks today is no longer limited only to the computer. Various devices are present communication technologies currently developed following the development of computer technology, many of which integrate computer devices such as microprocessors, memory, display, storage, and communications technologies into it but once this technology was developed for the computer we can see it's been used on the go computer network technology.

A computer network consists of:

* A minimum of two computers
* Network card (network interface card / NIC) on each computer
* Media connections, the network card that connects one computer to another, commonly referred to as a data transmission medium, may be a cable or wireless or non-cable (wireless such as radio, microwave, satellite, etc.).
* Software network operating system (network operating system software / Noss) which serves to make the management of network systems, such as: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows NT, Novell Netware, Linux, and so on.
* Interconnection equipment such as Hub, Bridge, Switch, Router, Gateway, which was formed when the network expanded its scope.

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