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Network Interface / Network Adapter
Your computer’s wired Ethernet connection and Wi-Fi connection are basically both network interfaces. If your laptop was connected to both a wired connection and a Wi-Fi network, each network interface would have its own IP address. Each is a ...
Network
A group of interconnected computers capable of exchanging information. A network can be as few as several personal computers on a LAN or as large as the Internet, a worldwide network of computers.
Network Hub
A common connection point for devices on a network.
Distributed Network
In a distributed network, data, computing tasks, and applications are spread across several (often many) machines, which communicate with and depend on each other. Distributed networks are established with the intention of spreading out work and ...
Decentralized Network
A decentralized network is a combination of protocols spread across numerous computer devices, known as nodes. The capacity of nodes to communicate without the need for a monitoring body enables the element of decentralization. In a distributed ...