| For some people, the computer itself could be a | | | | wires it's called the wired network. And when |
| scary topic, considering the fact around how | | | | they are connected without the wires through |
| complicated the machine is. Talking about | | | | wireless router, it is known as wireless network. |
| computer networking could give a heart attack to | | | | As the wired networks are limited to the area |
| such people. However, it is not as scary as it may | | | | wherein the wire web is installed, similarly the |
| sound. | | | | wireless has range limitations. The number of |
| Computer networking could be understood by | | | | machines that are on a network would ensure the |
| separating the two words in the term. A | | | | speed of the network. More machines in a |
| "computer" as we know is a complex machine | | | | network would mean a slow network. |
| that helps us to process information. "Networking" | | | | The various computer network systems could be |
| refers to linking or connecting. Hence computer | | | | - Personal Area Network; Local Area Network; |
| networking would simply mean getting two or | | | | Campus Area Network; Metropolitan Area |
| more computers connected. When we say the | | | | Network; Wide Area Network; Global Network |
| word "connected" in this reference, we mean that | | | | and most importantly internet, intranet or the |
| one computer could be accessed through the | | | | extranet. The names are given to the network |
| other. | | | | depending upon the arena they have. Like for |
| Broadly speaking there are two ways of | | | | example the campus area would mean the |
| connecting two or more computers. The first one | | | | machines that are in a given physically limited |
| is called the wired network and the other one is | | | | campus are connected through the computer |
| called the wireless network. Both of these are | | | | networking. This could be wired or wireless |
| huge subjects to study and understand. However, | | | | networking. |
| in layman's language it could be said that when | | | | Internet could be understood as a global network |
| two or more computers are connected through | | | | system. |