What is that network?

What is that network?

There is a story about three people are blind who went to the Zoo to study elephants. Each running and touching a different part of the elep... 11/24/2015

There is a story about three people are blind who went to the Zoo to study elephants. Each running and touching a different part of the elephant's body. A touch of proboscis and thought that the elephant was like a snake. Another touching us and thought that the elephant was like a tree. A more longer holds its tail and thought that the elephant was like a rope. (there are many variants of this story, which you can find by looking for it on the internet.)

As much as an elephant and three blind people, many people have a narrow view regarding the actual network, you and everyone who reads this article has its own thought about networking. So, rely on your own experience, you might think of the network in a certain way. In contrast, other people may think of networking with other viewpoints. This chapter helps you get started building Computer Networking is more consistent and more complete with describes some different views about the network and not the network.

So.. What is a network?

I will begin with a good definition, and then give some examples about the network :
Network – a combination of hardware, software, and cabling (cabling), which together allow a wide range of computing devices to communicate with each other.

In short, the network enabling computers to communicate. However, this definition can be applied in a variety of different network types. So, some examples of the following images can help you.

The image above shows the basic idea about a particular simple network used by a company on a single site.
If given back his definition, the network consists of hardware and software. The picture does not show some hardware or wiring, line drawing in a network means that there there are components of the network, hardware, software and wiring, but the details are hidden because the details are not important in the discussion of this point.

The image above shows some of the important parts of the network, especially servers and client computers of end users, particularly Personal Computer (PC). In the network, the server provides some form of service to the users on the network. In this case, all users store files on the server, and they print goes through in the printer that is connected to the network. Some among you may operate on a daily basis, both at work and at school.

The simple network in accordance with the definition of a network. Although you can not see some details, the network allows computers to communicate. But like the three blind men and an elephant, depending on your job, you may have very different views about the real life networks.