{"id":28825,"date":"2012-03-08T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=28825"},"modified":"2012-03-08T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T14:22:07","slug":"tips4pc-com-what-is-a-computer-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/tips4pc-com-what-is-a-computer-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips4PC.com: What Is A Computer Network?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/network.jpg\" alt=\"what is a computer network\" title=\"what is a computer network\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28830\" \/><\/p>\n<p>by Mitz for Tips4PC.com<\/p>\n<p>Defining a computer network to a computer networking basics class seems an easy job\u2014until you try to do it. The problem is that the definition of a computer network\u2014two or more computers connected to each other\u2014doesn\u2019t account for all of the nuances of real-life networks. Basic computer networking terms seem to get blurred as the years go by.<br \/>\nComputer Networking Basics: The Parts Of A Computer Network<\/p>\n<p>The most basic computer network includes just two computers connected by one wire. (Usually the wire you see is a collection of several smaller wires that function as a unit.) In computer networking basics, we call this a two-host configuration; networks with three or more hosts we call multi-host configurations.<\/p>\n<p>But there are more than just two computers and one wire in a two-host configuration: there are actually four different types of things that need to work together for the network to function correctly:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The Application Layer<\/strong> is the programs that generate and use network traffic. Think of your Web browser, email program, or Dropbox online drive. It\u2019s the most easy to understand of the computer networking basics layers because you see it working everyday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The Transport Layer<\/strong> is part of Windows that turns the data from the application layer into traffic which another computer can understand and, optionally, keeps track of which packets the other computer has received so it can resend any that were missed.The network layer is similar to postal carrier who picks up and delivers mail to your house. A good postal carrier checks outgoing email for an address and a stamp, while making sure incoming mail gets delivered to the correct address (returning any mail that can\u2019t be delivered).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The Network Layer<\/strong> is another part of Windows that figures out where data needs to be sent. In the case of the two-host configuration used here for computer networking basics, the data is usually all sent to the other computer.The transport layer is similar to the machines or people at the post office that sort outgoing mail by zip code and incoming mail into specific mail routes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. The Link Layer<\/strong> is the network card in your computer. These days the link layer could be a wireless card, a wired ethernet card, or a telephone modem. The link layer turns the transmissions of the network layer into electricity that is sent over the actual wires.The link layer is similar to the truck that transports your mail. The truck is oblivious to what\u2019s inside of it\u2014it just carries it from one point (one end of the wire) to another point (the other end of the wire).<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/tips4pc.com\/networking\/computer-networking-basics-what-is-a-computer-network.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt is shared with permission from tips4pc.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/network.jpg\" alt=\"what is a computer network\" title=\"what is a computer network\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28830\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Defining a computer network to a computer networking basics class seems an easy job\u2014until you try to do it. The problem is that the definition of a computer network\u2014two or more computers connected to each other\u2014doesn\u2019t account for all of the nuances of real-life networks. 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