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The contents of the Computer networking page were merged into Computer network. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

The contents of the Computer Networks and Internet Technology page were merged into Computer network on 2013-03-25. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect List of suggested topics for computer networking research and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 December 12 § List of suggested topics for computer networking research until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 18:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

to better define a computer in a fundamental aspect.. one that seems ommitted from a ton of wiki articles which i intend to hopefully correct.

It often seems to escape people when they are put on the spot especially.. What is a computer? Here's how i might answer that:

A computer network is a series and parallel operations that maintain constant interconnected telecommunication services (called protocols) which operate over radio licensing agreements and contracts.. radio is also known as electromagnetic radiation in the literal and actual root meanings of those words. America-on-mute (talk) 03:21, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The opening sentence is supposed to be simple, see MOS:LEADSENTENCE. It should not get bogged down in details or use excessive technical terms. MrOllie (talk) 03:41, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And, while, in theory, I guess you could call any electromagnetic wave, even beyond gamma rays, "radio", in practice there's a particular frequency range that people think of as "radio", so calling Ethernet over copper or fibre, for example, "radio" is probably going to increase, rather than reduce, confusion. (And what are "radio licensing agreements and contracts"? Various national bodies that regulate the use of electromagnetic frequency ranges don't bother with light, for example, nor do I think they care much about Ethernet-over-copper other than avoidance of interference from radiation from the copper wire.) Guy Harris (talk) 04:46, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 6 September 2023 and 14 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): EdereOmnes (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by EdereOmnes (talk) 18:18, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

First line is currently: A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.

It's not wrong, but I think is misleading. Do they share resources? sort of. They share networking hardware, but that's not what I'd call interesting; it's kinda obvious. They might share peripherals, but not always. They share information and one might say information is a resource, but it's not really IMO.

Also, what's a network node? Too techy for first sentence. So, a network is a set of nodes. Not wrong, but not compelling. Basically a tautology.

I'd say a computer network is a collection/set/bunch of computers that communicate with each other via computer hardware. Stevebroshar (talk) 13:38, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That looks like an improvement. You might consider using network hardware in place of computer hardware. ~Kvng (talk) 14:28, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I accidentally made a draft about “Network” and did not realize that there was already a “Network” page on Wikipedia. Sincerely NoBrainFound. NoBrainFound (talk) 21:36, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]