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Computer networking is the Scientific and Engineering discipline concerned with communication between Computer System s. Such networks involve at least two computers separated by a few inches (e.g. via Bluetooth ) or thousands of miles (e.g. via the Internet ). Computer networking is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of Telecommunications . History Carrying instructions between calculation machines and Early Computers was done by human users. In September, 1940 George Stibitz used a Teletype Machine to send instructions for a problem set from his Model K at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire to his Complex Number Calculator in New York and received results back by the same means. Linking output systems like teletypes to computers was an interest at the Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA when, in 1962 , J.C.R. Licklider was hired and developed a Working Group he called the "Intergalactic Network", a precursor to the ARPANet . In 1964 , researchers at Dartmouth developed a Time Sharing system for distributed users of large computer systems. The same year, at MIT , a research group supported by General Electric and Bell Labs used a computer (DEC's PDP-8 ) to route and manage telephone connections. In 1968 Paul Baran proposed a network system consisting of datagrams or Packets that could be used in a packet switching network between computer systems. In 1969 the University Of California at Los Angeles , SRI (in Stanford), University of California at Santa Barbara , and the University Of Utah were connected as the beginning of the ARPANet network using 50 kbit/s circuits. Networks, and the technologies needed to connect and communicate through and between them, continue to drive Computer Hardware , Software , and Peripherals industries. This expansion is mirrored by growth in the numbers and types of users of networks from researchers and businesses to families and individuals in everyday use. Categorizing By scale
By functional relationship
By Network Topology By specialized function
Protocol stacks Computer networks may be implemented using a variety of Protocol Stack architectures, Computer Bus es or combinations of media and protocol layers, incorporating one or more of:
For a list of more see Network Protocol s. For standards see IEEE 802 . Suggested topics Further reading for acquiring an in-depth understanding of computer networks include: Layers Data Transmission Wire d transmission
Wireless transmission
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