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* Chapter 5 Computer 捣丛宇彪楞驼佩绘义垦拍杖毕堆农嫂侍古搏晋主韵蛆孔鳞熔挟艰尖那市嚎section 5-5section 5-5 Section 5 Computer Network Basics Text New Words and Expressions Exercises End Translation of Sentences with Passive voice 草缨敏舒克袍律血醋厨茫恍锻裁区惶守龙本秤镇姑轻霍仪哗揽眩九裕薪堤section 5-5section 5-5 Section 5 Computer Network Basics There are reasons why people wish to connect computers together. Some of the most important reasons are: （1）Users working at their own computers, often in different locations, have access to programs, files, data from a data base, documents, and the like that are stored elsewhere. The users can also communicate using e-mail or talk services, or they can use groupware to work together on documents. 订煮罪察谜棕婿酝凡貌刹绷推寝捆梯惕沸颓誉疚邱降顾蒙衍喧旋壁地磺渴section 5-5section 5-5 Section 5 Computer Network Basics （2）It is often desirable to share valuable resources such as printers, a large disk facility, programs, or a data base among two or more computers. （3）Users may connect their computers to powerful computer resources to obtain support services, conduct business, purchase goods, discuss common interests, play games, or simply socialize. 潜航瞒腕砖毡曹冬萧额门晰志拈艘灼悄榨脚曲第健绣婉拯庇任食谰蒋傈柑section 5-5section 5-5 Section 5 Computer Network Basics （4）Computers can be used together to increase system reliability by providing redundant processing. Two or more CPUs can be executing the same program, and the results can be compared by the computers continuously. Connecting computers together also makes it possible to switch processing to a backup computer in the event of failure of a CPU. Such systems are called fault-tolerant systems. Fault-tolerant systems often provide redundancy on other devices, such as disks, as well. Disk arrays are well suited for fault tolerant computing. 承氢太掀嫉梭辩捣七雁乃歇体娶采虐吏跃郸淀奋古想多丢擎聪州讼作瞄津section 5-5section 5-5 Section 5 Computer Network Basics （5）Computer power can be increased by combining multiple CPUs or computers work together. Grouping multiple CPUs means that multiple processes