Network
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a collection of computers and devices (nodes) connected together via communications devices and transmission media
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Advantages
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facilitating communications
- communications by using email or online social netwrok such as facebook
sharing hardware
- each computer on the network can have access to hardware on the network such as laser printer
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Disadvantages |
- set up and mainrenance costs can be expensive
- server breaks down can cause difficulities to the organization
- network users can be easily exposed hackers and viruses
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