Why do we use networks?

What will be an ideal response?

Some people might use the words "efficiency" or "necessity" in answering the question "Why do we use networks?" Realistically, the question could be answered in one word: convenience. As people have grown more dependent on technology, their need for networked devices has increased. People expect interoperability from electronic devices.

Computer networks allow for the transfer of files, data, and even shared applications without copying anything to floppy disk. In addition, networks allow computers to share items such as printers, scanners, fax machines, processors, disk drives, and other resources.

Networked computers can share data and peripherals. Without a network, people have to find other methods for transferring data between computers. These methods include copying the data to a flash drive or another type of storage medium, and physically moving that data to another system-a method called "sneakernet," because shoes provide the transport medium between computers.