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Computer Networks

By: Robert W. Gehl
In: Encyclopedia of Social Networks
Edited by: George A. Barnett
Subject:Group Processes/Dynamics, Social Networks
Keywords:ARPANET; computer networks; computers; hacking; networking; networks and networking; telegraphy

A computer network is a collection of two or more computing devices linked by communications channels. These networks allow users and devices to share resources and communicate with one another. As a technology of communication that spans much of the globe, ...

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  Gehl, R. (2011). Computer networks. In G. A. Barnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social networks (Vol. 1, pp. 157-162). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n68
  
  Gehl, Robert W. "Computer Networks." In Encyclopedia of Social Networks, edited by Barnett, George A., 157-62. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n68.
  
  Gehl, R. 2011. Computer Networks. In: George A. Barnett Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Networks, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 157-162 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n68> [Accessed 24 Jun 2021].
  
  Gehl, Robert W. "Computer Networks." Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Edited by George A. Barnett. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 157-62. SAGE Knowledge. 24 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n68.
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