Network computing
Network computing is a generic term in computing which refers to computers or nodes working together over a network.
It may also mean:
- Cloud computing, a kind of Internet-based computing that provides shared processing resources and data to devices on demand
- Distributed computing
- Virtual Network Computing
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The growing reliance on the computer hardware, software and data resources of the internet,intranets,extranets and other networks has emphasized model that for many users "the network is the computer". Features of network computing include the following: √In network computing, network computers and other thin clients provide a browser based user interface for processing small application programs called applets.Thin clients include network computers,Net PCs,and other low cost network devices or information appliances. ✓Network computers are microcomputers without floppy or hard disk drives that are designed as low cost networking computing devices. √Application and database servers provide the operating system, application software,applets, database and database management software needed by the end users in the network.
Type of computing: 1.Centralized computing Centralized computing is computing done at a central location, using terminals that are attached to a central computer.
2. Decentralized Computing: Decentralized Computing is the allocation of resources,both hardware and software,to each individual workstation,or office location.