Computers in a network can share information as well as devices such as printers and scanners.

Let’s take a brief look at how the Internet is put together. A network is the basic building block of the Internet.

Two computers create a small network when they are linked to each other.

A network can link multiple computers. For example, a large company could link all its computers within a single network.

On a higher level, networks can link to other networks. In fact, huge numbers of networks are linked worldwide to form the Internet. Together they provide seemingly endless amounts of information for topics such as:

Entertainment

Commerce

Research

Education

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