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Network hardware: routers, switches, WAPs and NICs
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- 1Wireless access point (WAP)Allows for wireless devices to connect to a network
Includes connections through WiFi and Bluetooth - 2RouterAn interconnection device used on networks to connect two or more devices
Routers contain a routing table which has a list of IP addresses and common routes for packets to take - 3SwitchSwitches only send packets of data to the intended destination (not every connected node like a hub used to)
- 4Network interface card/controller (NIC)NICs present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals
- 5Transmission mediaUnshielded twisted pair (UTP)
Ethernet (Cat 5e/cat6)
Fibre optic
very fast cable but very expensive often used with WAN or larger LANs
Coaxial Cable
An older networking standard
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- Flashcards on Untitled, created by Oliver Jenkins on 23/01/2018.
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- Oliver Jenkins · Jan 2018
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