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Network Components
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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 - 2Router•Routers are devices that send packets between networks and make decisions about the route the data should take
- 3Switch•Switches only send packets of data to the intended destination (not every connected node like a hub used to)
- 4Network Interface Card (NIC)•NICs, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals.
- 5Transmission Media 1) Ethernet (Cat 5e / Cat6) 2) Fibre optic 3) Coaxial Cable1) •Known and unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
2) •Very fast cable but also more expensive (often used with WAN or larger LANs
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- Flashcards on Network Components, created by Oliver Scott on 22/01/2018.
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