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    ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
                     Some advantages of computer networks are as follows:

                         They allow users to share data, software and hardware devices.
                         They help reduce costs as the same devices can be used by many users.

                         Communication becomes faster and easier through emails, chats and online tools.
                         If some computers fail, data can still be accessed from other devices on the network.

                     NETWORKING TERMINOLOGIES

                     Some commonly used networking terms include:

                         Client: This is a system or device  that  uses services and resources  provided  by a server
                        in a network.
                         Server: This is a powerful system or device that provides services, resources or data to other
                        computers over a network.
                         Internet: This is a vast and globally connected network of networks that enables data exchange
                        and communication between billions of devices worldwide.

                         Intranet: An intranet is a secured internal network available only to members of a specific
                        organisation, usually its employees.
                         URL: Uniform  Resource Locator  (URL)  is a unique

                        address used to identify and access specific resources
                        on the Internet.                                            Tim Bernars-Lee, a British computer
                         ISP: An Internet Service  Provider (ISP) is an             expert, designed the first website in

                        organisation that offers services for accessing, using      the year 1991.
                        or participating in the Internet.

                         IP address: This is unique number assigned to every device connected to the Internet. It helps
                        identify computers, smartphones, servers and more.

                         DNS: Domain Name System (DNS) converts website names
                        into machine-readable IP addresses. It allows users to access
                        websites using simple names instead of numbers.
                                                                                            The Internet is controlled by
                         Network bandwidth: This refers to the amount of data that          7.5 crore servers.
                        can be transmitted across a network in a given time, usually

                        measured per second.

                                                                                                  21 st   #Collaboration
                          EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING                                                  Century   #Communication
                                                                                                  Skills
                       In a group, play a game where each participant explains a networking term without saying the term
                       itself. The rest of the group must guess the correct term based on the explanation.

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                                                                                                   Networks Around Us

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