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Networking involves the interconnection of workstations, terminals and other networked devices. In most cases a network allows computers of different types to intercommunicate using a network protocol. The protocol that the computers use is thus more important to communication, than their actual make. Thus, in order for them to intercommunicate, computers on a network must have a common protocol.
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Buchanan, W.J. (2002). Introduction to networks. In: The Complete Handbook of the Internet. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48331-8_13
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