WHY DO WE NEED COMPUTER NETWORKING
Computer networks help users on the
network to share the resources and in communication. Can you imagine a world
now without emails, online newspapers, blogs, chat and the other services
offered by the internet?
The following are the important uses
and benefits of a computer network.
File sharing: Networking of computers helps the
network users to share data files.
Hardware sharing: Users can share devices such as
printers, scanners, CD-ROM drives, hard drives etc. Without computer networks,
device sharing is not possible.
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: A lot of network games are
available, which allow multi-users to play from different locations.
Voice over IP (VoIP): Voice over Internet Protocol (IP) is
a revolutionary change in telecommunication which allows to send telephone
calls (voice data) using standard Internet Protocol (IP) rather than by
traditional PSTN.
0 Comments