Benefit of Computer Network

ABADINA MEDIA RESOURCE CENTER
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

COURSE TITTLE
INFORMATION CENTER COOPERATION AND NETWORKING
CODE: AMR 721

QUESTION
WHAT MAJOR BENEFITS MAY BE DERIVABLE FROM THE APPLICATION/IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTER NETWORKS IN INFORMATION CENTERS IN NIGERIA

SUBMITTED BY
ADENIYI ALEX ADEYEMI
173053

TO
LECTURER IN CHARGE
MR. K. A. ARAMIDE

DATE: MARCH 2013

INTRODUCTION
Information technology is the use of technologies from computing, electronics and telecommunications to process and distribute information in digital and other forms. There won’t be the need for networking if all computer systems have all the files and resource they need to process.
You have undoubtedly heard “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. This phrase describes networking very well, and explains why it has become so popular. A network isn’t just a bunch of computers with wires running between them. Properly implemented, a network is a system that provides its users with unique capabilities, above and beyond what the individual machines and their software applications can provide.
  * With computer networks, we can connect a number of computer systems together   thereby making a complex task/job to be modularized.
  * Computer networking is the act of linking computers so that users can exchange information or share access to a central store of information (database) with proper implementation of computer network, computers acquire   unique capabilities beyond the abilities of the software applications installed on them.
  * A computer network is simply two or more computers connected together so they can exchange information. A small network can be as simple as two computers linked together by a single cable.
Key Concept: At a high level, networks are advantageous because they allow computers and people to be connected together, so they can share resources. The most obvious benefit of computer networking is that you can store virtually any kind of...