What is a Computer Network

What is a Computer Network 



A computer network is a group of computers or computer like devices connected together to share the network resources like files, printers, network services etc. A typical computer network consists of users working in workstations (also called as clients, or desktops), running client Operating Systems like Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 and store their files inside a central network server.


Computer networks are required for network communication and network resource sharing (printers, scanners, storage spaces etc). To build and connect computer networks, we need computers (Clients and Servers) and special network infrastructure devices.


Computer networks are built using network infrastructure devices. Click the following link to see some important network infrastructure devices. 


Chapter 1 :- Introduction to Computer Networking

Chapter 2 :- What is a Computer Network

Chapter 3 :- Why we need computer networks 

Chapter 4 :- Client Operating Systems

Chapter 5 :- Common Network Application Software 

Chapter 6 :- LAN and WAN

Chapter 7 :- CAN and MAN 

Chapter 8 :- Peer-to-Peer networks and Client-Server networks

Chapter 9 :- Centralized and Distributed Computer Networks

Chapter 10 :- Internetworks, Internet, Intranet and Extranet

Chapter 11 :- What is a Network Protocol

Chapter 12 :- Difference between Proprietary and Standard Protocols

Chapter 13 :- What are RFCs

Chapter 14 :- Organizations which control Internet 

Chapter 15 :- Bus Topology

Chapter 16 :- Star Topology 

Chapter 17 :- Mesh, Ring and Hybrid Topologies

Chapter 18 :- Network Infrastructure Devices and Icons 

Chapter 19 :- Network Hub

Chapter 20 :- Network Bridge

Chapter 21 :- What is a Router 

Chapter 21 :- What is a Firewall

Chapter 22 :- Office Networks 

Chapter 23 :- Hub-and-spoke WAN topology

Chapter 24 :- Partial-Mesh WAN topology

Chapter 25 :- Full-mesh Site-to-site WAN topology 

Chapter 26 :- What is NIC 

Chapter 27 :- Common Network Cable types

Chapter 28 :- Difference between Baseband and Broadband

Chapter 29 :- CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA and Token Passing

Chapter 30 :- LAN Technologies Ethernet 

Chapter 31 :- Ethernet Media Standards 

Chapter 32 :- What is Token Ring 

Chapter 33 :- What is FDDI

Chapter 34 :- IEEE 802 Standards 

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