ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS

ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS

Following are some important advantages of computer networks:

1. Data and Information Sharing

Different employees of an organization can share common information with the help of computer network.

2. Software Sharing

Different software can be shared with the help of computer networks.

3. Hardware Sharing

Different hardware can be shared with the help of computer networks. For example, if there are five computer users in an office, we can save cost by using only one printer with the help of computer networking. In a computer network, only one computer will manage all printing needs of the computer users in a small office. In addition, we can share other hard ware devices like hard disks, CD-Rom Drives / Writers, modems, routers and scanners etc.

4. Money Saving

We can save a lot of money by using computer networking, because of sharing the same software and hardware in a network.

5. Internet Sharing

We can buy only one DSL internet connection and share it with in whole organization with the help of computer networking.

6. Easy Communication Within Organization

We can send and receive messages and files through network. In this way, a file can be moved to one place to another within an organization without the need of a physical worker to take and carry the files to a destination. With the help of a command in a computer we can transfer file within seconds from one room to another.

7. Easy Communication Outside Organization

We can send and receive emails and share files with other people outside organization using internet.