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Set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.
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Internet
20 linksThe Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
Ethernet
17 linksEthernet is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN).
Router (computing)
15 linksA router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.
Packet switching
16 linksMethod of grouping data into packets that are transmitted over a digital network.
Method of grouping data into packets that are transmitted over a digital network.
Packet switching is the primary basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide.
Data link layer
11 linksThe data link layer, or layer 2, is the second layer of the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking.
Network switch
11 linksA network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge ) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device.
Local area network
11 linksA local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building.
Donald Davies
8 linksWelsh computer scientist who was employed at the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
Welsh computer scientist who was employed at the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
In 1965 he conceived of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide.
Internetworking
8 linksInternetworking is the practice of interconnecting multiple computer networks, such that any pair of hosts in the connected networks can exchange messages irrespective of their hardware-level networking technology.
Quality of service
9 linksQuality of service (QoS) is the description or measurement of the overall performance of a service, such as a telephony or computer network or a cloud computing service, particularly the performance seen by the users of the network.