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Network compnents
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- 1Wireless Access Point (WAP)Allows for wireless devices to connect to a network(either LAN or WAN)
Includes connections through Wifi and Bluetooth - 2RouterRouters are devices that send packets between networks and make decisions about the route the data should take
- 3SwitchSwitches only send packets of data to the intended destination(not every connected node like a hub used to)
- 4NIC Network Interface Card/ ControllerNICS, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals
- 5Transmission MediaEthernet (Cat 5e/Cat6)
known as unshielded twisted pair(UTP)
A networking standard - 6Fibre OpticVery fast but also more expensive(often used with WAN or larger LANs
- 7Coaxial CableAn older networking standard
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- Flashcards on Network compnents, created by Sam Burton on 22/01/2018.
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