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What is a computer network?

Two or more linked devices that can share data or resources.

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  1. One unplugged keyboard
  2. Linked devices sharing information ✔
  3. One computer with no connections

Why: A network connects devices so they can communicate. Those devices might exchange data, reach a server, or share a resource such as a printer.

Huh, didn't know that: A node is a connection point that can relay information on a network.

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The computers formed a network because they wanted better connections.
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Answer: Linked devices sharing information. A network connects devices so they can communicate. Those devices might exchange data, reach a server, or share a resource such as a printer.

  1. Civil Air Patrol, Aerospace Dimensions Module 7 akwg.cap.gov/media/cms/Module_7__Cyber_84C9463CFA072_22b24.pdf
    A network links two or more devices.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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