network computing

It is the practice of "networking a bunch of computers." Network computing depends on network protocols that define a common set of rules and signals that computers on the network use to communicate. One of the most popular protocols for LANs is Ethernet. Network computing makes it easy for an IT department to upgrade the shared software programs a company uses.

Small businesses can netsource to a variety of service providers, such as an ASP that uses in the cloud technology to provide access to software that is consistently upgraded and managed. Computers on a network are sometimes called nodes. Computers and devices that allocate resources for a network are called servers.