Computer technology

Running Head : THE BEGINNING OF COMPUTER NETWORKING

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The Beginning of Computer Networking

Computer networking is the connecting of many computers to share data and resources . The first and earliest development of computer networking was the local area network (LAN , which connected computers but in the same room . It also only allows one user at a time to access any resource on the network . By the late 1980s there was need for a network which can support many users , and this is how wide area

network was born . Wide area network enabled businesses with far offices to easily communicate as if they were under the same roof , It enhanced the way business was been done globally and today 's famous worldwide web is the largest known WAN (Kurose J .F , 2008

A computer network allows a group of computers to connect to each other for the purpose of sharing resources hence saving money and time Clients on a network can send emails to many recipients and print documents without leaving their desks . Local area network- in its earlier development , LAN involved connecting all computers in a single office only . It is a network in one building and allows just one user at a time to access any resource on the network . By the late 1980s , there was high demand for network to support many users and cover a large geographical area . This demand ushered in a more reliable type of network called wide area network . Wide area...