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Computers open up a world of information and communication.
A single computer can assist with managing finances, advertising a business, providing hours of entertainment, and interacting with people around the world with unprecedented ease. When these tasks are taken to a larger scale, however, a single computer cannot provide all the necessary resources. Computer networks provide ways for otherwise separate computers to talk to each other, so that all the computers can work together on the tasks given them. An example of a benefit of networks is printing. An office with three computers has two choices if every employee with a computer needs to print documents.