All networks are made up of the same three characteristics:

1. Two (or more) parties that want to share some resources.

2. A transmission medium to connect the parties.
3. A common language for “talking.”

This can describe computer networks, telephone networks, any kind of network —

– even two tin cans connected by a string. Think about it: the tin cans are being held by two people who want to talk. The string is the transmission medium. And in order to be understood, the the two people have to be speaking the same language.
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