Role and Function of Network Connectivity in Current Computing

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Role and function of network connectivity in current computing.............................................2
Principles of communication in networks..................................................................................2
Role and functionality of hardware and software entities that contribute to network
communications.........................................................................................................................3
Protocols and interactions that implement network communications........................................4
Fundamental aspects of cloud computing..................................................................................4
Networking needs for business..................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
In today's world communication is very important. It allows people to exchange
information between each other without necessarily meeting unlike in ancient times. This is
made possible by the so-called networking which can only be done through modern
computers. For communication to be successful there are various components that are
required. This essay explains roles of network connectivity in the present computing, the
principles of communication of networks, the functionality of hardware components and
fundamentals of cloud computing.
Role and function of network connectivity in current computing
Network connectivity can be described as the process of connecting various network
parts or how well different network parts are connected such as network devices like switches
and routers. It has a vital role in current computing which includes the application of
technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and cloud computing (Park, & Friston, 2013).
Network connectivity plays a huge role in the flow of data and information in the form of
packets in a network. Packets transfer from source to destination requires that all network
components are perfectly connected to increase network performance in any kind of network
topology and architecture. Network performance is affected by a number of factors which
depend on network connectivity. These factors include network latency, bandwidth,
throughput, jitter and error rate (Kwon & Wen,2010).
The main role and function of network connectivity thus are to enhance network
performance in cloud computing. It achieves this by ensuring high network latency which is
the time required to transfer a packet from its source to destination in a network. The higher
the latency the faster the response time and the lower the jitter time which is the variation of
packet delay at the destination. Network connectivity also ensures high network throughput
which is the actual rate of information transfer. Maintaining high throughput increases the
efficiency of any system in current computing even in applications that apply artificial
intelligence. The error rate is a major factor in the performance of current computing systems
and perfect network connectivity plays a big role in ensuring reduced or zero error rate.