Computer network components

Obviously, when talking about computer networks it is essential to mention components of a computer network, because computer networks are ultimately composed of their constituent components. Usually, computers and peripheral devices are just some of the computer network components known to most people; however, there are also intermediary devices and network media.

Knowing that the primary purpose of the computer networks has to do with sharing resources, it is very important to understand the process of how the resources are both shared and accessed. Here comes into play the concept of the client and the server, where the client is the one that always requests resources, and the server is the one that provides  the requested resources. To better understand clients and servers, as well as the concept of requesting and providing resources, the following sections explain the network components.