BASIC COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER [[180260102152722]] A network has 5 basic components. Thay are : - clients - servers - channels - interface devices - operating systems. SERVERS : Servers or Host computers are are powerful computers that store data or applications and connect to resources that are shared by the users of a network. CLIENTS : Client is the computer used by the users ofthe network to access the servers and shared resources (such as hard disks and printers). So, a personal computer is a client. CHANNELS : The technical name of channels is network circuit. It is the pathway over which information travels between the different computers (clients and servers) that comprise the network. INTERFACE DEVICES : The devices that connect clients and servers (and sometimes other networks) to the channel are called interface devices. The common examples are modems and network interface cards. OPERATING SYSTEMS : This is the Network Software. It serves purpose that the operating system serves in a stand-alone computer.
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