Computer Networking
The practice of linking two or more computing devices together for the purpose of sharing data, forming local and wide area networks.
Core metadata
- ID: computer_networking
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1969 (exact)
- Region: United States
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Computers (Mainframe/Early) (computers_early)
- Information Theory (information_theory)
- Telecommunications (telecommunications)
Dependents
- Border Gateway Protocol (border_gateway_protocol)
- Security Operations Centers (cybersecurity_operations_centers)
- Email & Messaging Protocols (email_messaging_protocols)
- Firewalls & Packet Filtering (firewalls_packet_filtering)
- Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet)
- Intrusion Detection Systems (intrusion_detection_systems)
- Local Area Networks (local_area_networks)
- Packet Switching (packet_switching)
- SCADA Water Utility Control (scada_water_systems)
- Vulnerability Scanners (vulnerability_scanners)
- Wi-Fi Wireless Networking (wifi_wireless_networking)
Fields
Field lanes
- Telecommunications & Networking: Foundations & Switching
Node sources
- A Brief History of the Internet (Internet Society, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications (telecommunications) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Telecommunications provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Computers (Mainframe/Early) (computers_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Computers (Mainframe/Early) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Information Theory (information_theory) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Information Theory provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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