According to the latest Census report, 70 percent of households in the United States have at least one computer connected to the Internet, used for communication, finding news and information and other tasks like online shopping. The networks connecting one computer to another have varied over the years. While Ethernet and wireless networks are the most common today, this wasn’t always the case. At one time, Token Ring was the most common. Each networking technology has its own capabilities and limitations, including data speed and range, making it useful in some situations, but useless in others. Writer Bio
