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Communication devices
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- 1What are the 5 types of communication devices?Modem, Router, Hub
Network Interface Card
and WiFi Adaptor - 2Whats the purpose of a modem and how does it do its job?Hardware device that enables a computer to send and receive information over telephone lines by converting the digital data used by your computer into an analog signal used on phone lines and then converting it back once received on the other end.
- 3What is a hub and how does it do its job?A hub joins multiple computers (or other network devices) together to form a single network segment. On this network segment, all computers can communicate directly with each other.
- 4What is a router and how does it do its job?They can also be used to create a phone connection and connect two computers to the internet or together.Its a specialized computer connected to more than one network running software that allows it to move data from one network to another.
- 5What is NIC and how does it do its job?A network interface card (NIC) is a computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network. It provides the hardware interface between a computer and a network.
- 6What is a Wifi Adapter and how does it do its job?It is the part of a computer that connects to wireless internet.Wireless adapters broadcast signals using service set identifiers (SSID). An SSID is used to identify the wireless networks and the computers that are connected to it.
- 7—Hub
- 8—Modem
- 9—Network interface card
- 10—router
- 11—Wifi adapter
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