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Virtual Network Computing
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Design and operation
- Security
- Implementations
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Virtual Network Computing logo thumb|VNC in KDE 3.1
VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse input from one computer to another, relaying the graphical screen updates, over a network. Popular uses for this technology include remote technical support and accessing files on one's work computer from one's home computer, or vice versa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Virtual Network Computing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.