NET has various meanings in the Computing category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of NET in Computing.
When you have two or more computers connected to each other, you have a network. The purpose of a network is to enable the sharing of files and information between multiple systems. The Internet could be described as a global network of networks. Computer networks can be connected through cables, such as Ethernet cables or phone lines, or wirelessly, using wireless networking cards that send and receive data through the air.
ComputingInternet Short for internetwork. A set of computer networks that may be dissimilar and are joined together by means of gateways that handle data transfer and conversion of messages from the sending networks protocols to those of the receiving network. The worldwide collection of interconnected networks that use the Internet suite of protocols and permit public access. A collection of interconnected networks that use the Internet suite of protocols.
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