NETWORKING
LESSON – COMPUTER NETWORKS
NOTE
WHAT IS A
COMPUTER NETWORK?
A
computer network is a connection between two or more computers that allows
them to send and receive information using a specified communication system.
BENEFITS
OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
Computer networks offer many benefits such as:
- File sharing
- Hardware
sharing (such as a network printer or storage unit)
- Application
sharing
- Digital
resource sharing (such as a database or spreadsheet)
- Sharing of
one internet connection (on many devices)
- Access to
more information
- Increasing
storage capacity (by allowing one to access files stored remotely)
- Network
gaming
WORK
- Can you
think of other benefits of having computer networks?
- Can you
think of drawbacks caused by computer networks?
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