It’s probably safe to say that modern business is dependent on electronic communication and computer communication. Ask any person who works in a corporate environment how many e-mails they receive and send in a day or how many times they need to print a document, and the number you will hear will probably be quite large. Thus, one essential thing to have in any modern office is a reliable computer network. A computer network is a group of computers and machines that are linked together through one of a variety of different methods in order to share, transfer, and communicate information.
A computer network typically includes computers, printers, and fax machines, but they can also include any type of machine or device that’s linked in. A slow and unreliable computer network means that the computers and machines cannot communicate, which means that people can’t communicate with each other, which directly translates to poorer work productivity, not to mention frustration and annoyance.
But before you know how to find a reliable computer network or how to improve your existing one, it’s helpful to know about the many different types of networks and their capabilities: