Networks

• Concept

  • "a group of interconnected computers, workstations, or computer devices (such as printers and data storage systems).”

• Network topology

  • bus
  • star
  • ring 

• Local-area networks

  • bus: Ethernet, carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)
  • ring: token passing method

• Distributed data processing

  • "interconnects sites of one organization not only for communication of data and messages but also for the sharing of resources."

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