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What is Intranet?

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Intranet is a kind of private network. For example, an intranet is used by different organizations and only members/staff of that organization have access to this. It is a system in which multiple PCs of an organization (or the PCs you want to connect) are connected to each other through intranet. As this is a private network, so no one from the outside world can access this network. So many organizations and companies have their own intranet network and only its members and staff have access to this network. This is also used to protect your data and provide data security to a particular organization, as it is a private network and does not leak data to the outside world. Let us understand more about intranet with the help of a diagram, as shown below: Here in this diagram, a company or an organization has created its own private network or intranet for its work(intranet network is under the circle). The company or organization has many employees(in this diagram, we have

What is Internet? Definition, Uses, Working, Advantages and Disadvantages

Internet is the foremost important tool and the prominent resource that is being used by almost every person across the globe. It connects millions of computers, webpages, websites, and servers. Using the internet we can send emails, photos, videos, messages to our loved ones. Or in other words, the internet is a widespread interconnected network of computers and electronics devices(that support internet). It creates a communication medium to share and get information online. If your device is connected to the Internet then only you will be able to access all the applications, websites, social media apps, and many more services. Internet nowadays is considered as the fastest medium for sending and receiving information. Origin Of Internet: The internet came in the year 1960 with the creation of the first working model called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency). It allowed multiple computers to work on a single network that was their biggest achievement at that t

What is Computer Networking?

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A computer network is a system that connects numerous independent computers in order to share information (data) and resources. The integration of computers and other different devices allows users to communicate more easily. A computer network is a collection of two or more computer systems that are linked together. A network connection can be established using either cable or wireless media. Hardware and software are used to connect computers and tools in any network. A computer network consists of various kinds of nodes. Servers, networking hardware, personal computers, and other specialized or general-purpose hosts can all be nodes in a computer network. Hostnames and network addresses are used to identify them. Criteria of good network: Performance: It can be measured in many ways, including transmit time and response time. Transit time is the amount of time required for a message to travel from one device to another. Response time is the elapsed time between an inq