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Network computing

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Network computing is computers working together over a network and using the network to perform one or more jobs together. It is also defined as "Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network"[1]

Stand-alone computing is computers like laptops and home computers not connected to any network and doing their jobs alone.

See also

Cloud computing

References

  1. "PC Magazine IT Encyclopedia Terms". PC Magazine. Retrieved 2008-11-11.