C H A P T E R 9
Interacting with Networks and Databases
You have three targets for accessing data that's external to an application: filesystem, network, and database. Chapter 8 introduced you to filesystem-oriented data access, whereas this chapter introduces you to data access via networks and databases.
Interacting with Networks
A network is a collection of interconnected nodes (computers and peripherals [e.g., printers]) that can share hardware and software among users. An intranet is a network within an organization and an internet is a network that links organizations together. The Internet is the global network of networks.
Note Intranets ...
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