... files and peripherals such as modems, printers, tape backup, drives and CD-ROM drives Modern networks can also provide connections for telephones, fax machines and a wide variety of Internet-enabled devices. We also have optical networks that use high intensity laser light to transmit data over a really thin ... added, one computer will act as a server, a central storage point for files or applications programs shared on the network. Servers also provide connections to shared peripherals such as printers. Setting up one computer as a server prevents you from having to outfit every netw...

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