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Network Components
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- 1Wireless Access Point (WAP)Allows for wireless devices to connect to an 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 devices/node like a hub used to)
- 4NIC Network Interface Card/ControllerNICs, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electric signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals
- 5Transmission Media (1) EthernetEthernet (Cat 5e / Cat6)
Known as unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
A network standard. - 6Transmission Media (2) Fibre OpticVery fast cable but also more expensive (often used with WAN or on larger LANs)
- 7Transmission Media (3) Coaxial CableAn older networking standard
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- Revision flashcards for computing - Network
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- Maxwell Taylor
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