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Computer Networking - All About Computer Networking

by Laura Schneider
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Computer Networking Information:

Computer Networking

Computer Networking is a focus within engineering that deals with communication between computer systems or devices. Computer networking is often considered a sub-discipline of a few areas: telecommunications, computer science, information technology and/or computer engineering. Computer networks rely heavily on the theoretical and practical application of each of these engineering disciplines.

A computer network is any set of computers or devices connected to each other with the ability to exchange data. Examples of different networks are:

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