Building of computer networks

Building a computer network requires hardware and software. The most basic form of networking involves connecting a series of computers to each other or to a more powerful computer (called a server) over short distances – for example, a single office or a group of offices in the same building. This is known as a Local Area Network or LAN. Network hardware (consisting of network adapters, cables, hubs or switches, and routers) provides the physical connections between computers. Network software provides the communication intelligence that allows your desktop applications, such as word processing files and spreadsheets, to be visible to other users on the network and available as shared resources.

As your business grows, your employees have an increasingly pressing need to share software and hardware resources and optimize workflow. This requires them all to be on a common network.