Why we need computer
networks
Computer networks help
users on the network to share the resources and in communication. Can you
imagine a world now without emails, online news papers, blogs, chat and the
other services offered by the internet?
The following are the
important benefits of a computer network.
File
sharing:
Networking
of computers helps the users to share data files.
Hardware
sharing:
Users
can share devices such as printers, scanners, CD-ROM drives, hard drives etc.
Application
sharing:
Applications
can be shared over the network, and this allows to implement client/server
applications
User
communication:
Networks
allow users to communicate using e-mail, newsgroups, and video conferencing
etc.
Network
gaming:
Lot of games are available, which are supports multi-users.
As there are tons of advantages of computer networks, there are also several challenges with regards to security as time passes by. I'm a network professional and I am glad I have an access to a CCIE Practice Lab, wherein I can experiment on how to mitigate such security issues. Check out this site, if you know what I mean, http://presidential-training.com.
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