A computer network is a

interconnection of two or
more computers that are able
to exchange information’s.
Two computers are said to be
inter connected if they are
capable of exchanging
information.
Resource Sharing:
 The aim is to make all programs, data and
peripherals available to anyone on the
network irrespective of the physical location of
the resources and the user.
 o A file can have copies on two or three
different machines, so if one of them is
unavailable (hardware crash), the other
copies could be used.
 o For military, banking, air reservation and
many other applications it is of great
importance.
 Personal computers have better
price/performance ratio than micro
computers.
 So it is better to have PC's, one per user, with
data stored on one shared file server machine.
 Using a network, it is possible for managers,
working far apart, to prepare financial report of
the company.
 The changes at one end can be immediately
noticed at another and hence it speeds up co-
operation among them.
 File sharing provides sharing and grouping
of data files over the network.
 Printing sharing of computer resources such
as hard disk and printers etc.
 E-mail tools for communication with the e-
mail address.
 Remote access able to access data and
information around the globe.
 Sharing the database to multiple users at
the same time by ensuring the integrity.