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Network components: router, switch, WAP and NIC
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- 1Wireless Access Point (WAP)- allows for wireless devices to connect to a network
- includes connections through wifi and bluetooth - 2Router- connects multiple devices
- has a list of IP addresses and routes for the packets to take
- examine packets and exchange them between devices - 3Switch- unlike the hub, it retains the mac address of the nodes so it only send the packets to the node it's intended for
- 4Network Interface Card/Controller (NIC)- present on all nodes
- provides electronic signals for sending and receiving packets - 5Transmission media- cables
- ethernet cables (UTP)
- fibre optic
- coaxial cable (old)
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