| networks |
| internet |
| local area networks - LAN |
| wide area networks - WAN |
| virtual local area networks - VLAN |
| virtual private networks - VPN |
| wireless networks |
| remote control |
| Computer networks enable communication between connected devices and sharing of resources they are hosting. |
| Some of these resources are: |
| .information (stored in data files) |
| .printing services |
| .Internet access |
| .World Wide Web (WWW) service |
| Or, they can be communication-specific services: |
| .Domain Name System (DNS) |
| .Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) |
| .Routing (between networks) |
| .Internet Proxy (controls access to and from Internet) |
| .Remote Access |