TY - BOOK AU - Murray, Benjamin TI - Computer networking: the complete guide SN - 9781641725781 U1 - 004.6 PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - Larsen and keller KW - Computer networks; Computer networks Handbooks, manuals, etc ;Guides et manuels; Handbook N1 - index N2 - A computer network is defined as a digital communications network which allows sharing of information and resources between nodes. The network between these nodes could be either wired, optical, wireless or a combination of them. The nodes could include a variety of devices such as servers, personal computers, networking hardware, et cetera Depending upon the size of the networks or the number of devices connected, they can be classified into four categories, namely, personal area network (PAN), local area network (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN) and wide area network (WAN). ER -