Computer networks help users on the network to share the resources and in communication. Can you imagine a world now without emails, online news papers, blogs, chat and the other services offered by the internet?
The following are the important benefits of a computer network.
File sharing:
Networking of computers helps the users to share data files.
Hardware sharing:
Users can share devices such as printers, scanners, CD-ROM drives, hard drives etc.
Application sharing:
Applications can be shared over the network, and this allows to implement client/server applications
User communication:
Networks allow users to communicate using e-mail, newsgroups, and video conferencing etc.
Network gaming:
Lot of games are available, which are supports multi-users.
