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**Computer Networks in Business **

Computer network is very important for every business, no matter how small a business may be. Computer network helps in sharing resources. With computer network, so many computers can share one printer, scanner and some other hardware, which might be expensive for a company to acquire for every computer user.

It is quite obvious that computer network helps to save cost for an organization. Instead of buying all hardware for each computer, one can just share one via the computer network.

In addition to this, let us just think of additional space that will be occupied by providing printers or scanners for each of the computers in an organization. Networking two or more computer not only saves money but also saves space. This in addition makes the user's environment friendly.

Do we ignore the communication aspect? No! Networking enhances effective communication among members of an organization or a company. With appropriate software, each computer user can communicate with other members or staff of an organization or company.

In addition to this, Computer network gives users the opportunity to use remote programs and remote databases either of the same organization or from other enterprises or public sources. The importance of having a computer networks are really numerous.Thus, it is a necessity for every organization or company. It makes effective communication possible and helps to eliminate unnecessary waste of time and duplication or resources.

One can imagine the amount of time that will be wasted if members of an organization will have to move to a particular computer to print a document.Can you appreciative the amount that would be spent if the entire computer in an organization is to have its own printer?That's quite enormous!


 * Summary **

Computer networks will help every organization to - reduce cost by sharing hardware and software resources; reduce cost; and increase flexibility and efficiency of any given organization.

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