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Host computer — a minicomputer or mainframe with attached terminals as part of some networks

Time-sharing system — another name for a system containing a host computer and terminals

Terminal — device attached to a host that has a keyboard and screen, but no storage or processing capabilities

Terminal emulation software — programs that make a microcomputer appear to a host as a terminal

When I use a network, is my data processed locally or on the network server?

Network Servers

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