Computer+Networks

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Computer Networks
Individual computers can be linked together to allow information to be shared from machine to machine.
 * The wiki you're reading now** is actually a series of files stored on a computer that's located in San Francisco

The Internet is a network that spans the entire world - you can try sending and receiving files to various countries using www.speedtest.net

You can get your parents involved in this one if they're willing - you'll need to ask them how much it's costing to have internet access in the house.
 * Homework Exercise**

RIGHT MOUSECLICK and open www.speedtest.net in a new window. Test your home internet connection speed, and post your results in the form below.

We'll examine the results in a later class.

and what types of service seem to offer the best value ||
 * [[image:Speedtest-Results.png]] || The results will later be analyzed to compare what kind of speeds householdstypically achieve,

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