Difference between revisions of "Node (computer science)"
From Wiki @ Karl Jones dot com
Karl Jones (Talk | contribs) (→See also) |
Karl Jones (Talk | contribs) (→See also) |
||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
* [[Branching factor]] | * [[Branching factor]] | ||
| + | * [[Complex system]] | ||
* [[Computer network]] | * [[Computer network]] | ||
* [[Computer science]] | * [[Computer science]] | ||
Revision as of 04:52, 18 February 2016
A node is a basic unit used in computer science.
Contents
Description
Nodes are devices or data points on a larger [[Computer network|network].
Devices
Devices such as a personal computer, cell phone, or printer are nodes.
Internet IP addresses
When defining nodes on the Internet, a node is anything that has an IP address.
Larger data structures
Nodes are individual parts of a larger data structure, such as linked lists and tree data structures.
Data
Nodes contain [[Data (computing)]|data]].
Nodes may link to other nodes
Nodes may link to other nodes.
See:
See also
- Branching factor
- Complex system
- Computer network
- Computer science
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- Mathematics
External Links
- Node (computer science) @ Wikipedia
