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# Computer Networks
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Computers can exchange data if they are connected which each other.
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This means that they can share resources, like:
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- Hardware resources
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- Data
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- Programs
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in #client-server-architecture, a computer (server) hosts, delivers, and manages resources and providers services to clients trough computer networks.
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Examples: gameservers, webservers, email servers, etc...
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- Applications require a medium/structure for exchanging messages/data therefore we need a **network**
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- A group of interconnected computers is called a network.
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- Computers in a network can operate independently.
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There are different types of computer networks: [[Network Types]]
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