The three faces of computer networks
David J. Farber · Computer · 1973
This special issue of COMPUTER explores computer networks — their technology, politics, and management. A computer network is an interconnected set of dependent or independent computer systems which communicate with each other in order to share certain resources such as programs or data — and/or for load sharing and reliability reasons. Rapid growth in the number of computers and the availability of broadband communications facilities makes computer networks feasible, and perhaps economically desirable.