What is Node, Host, Terminal, Workstation?
- What is Node?
- A node is any device connected to a computer network. Nodes can be computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cell phones, or various other network appliances.
- What is Host computer?
- The most powerful type of computer on the network, that does all the processing for the user.
- What is Terminal?
- It is device that allows to send commands to a computer somewhere else. At a minimum, this usually means a keyboard and a display screen and some simple circuitry.
- What is Workstation?
- It is a personal computers on network that is operated by network users. Each workstation process its own files using its own operating system.
