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The sentence below

A protocol is the language that a computer uses to communicate with other computers on the network.

Is the usage of a/the correct?

Can I change it to

A protocol is a language that computers use to communicate with other computers on a network.

And are there any good sites/books to know how I can use a/the/-s correctly?

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    There isn't a single correct answer. You can often swap many instances of a for the (and vice versa) and still have it make sense. What you have is fine—both versions. But so would be additional variations. – Jason Bassford Supports Monica Sep 4 at 12:03
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Both of your examples look like normal usage to me.

Sorry for the short answer, but nothing else to add. I'm a native speaker, so have no suggestions for how to learn this, though looks like you already have!

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