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Hardware components
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- 1What is the role of a Wireless access point (WAP)?Allows for wireless devices to connect to a network (LAN or WAN).
Includes connections through WiFi and Bluetooth.
ie. Access in public places. - 2What is the role of a Router?Routers are devices that send packets between networks and make decisions about the route that the data should take.
(Plans where packets go). - 3What is the role of a Switch?Switches only send packets of data to the intended destination (not every connected node like a hub used to. Hub broadcast to everybody).
- 4What is the role of a Network Interface Card/controller (NIC)?NICs, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals. (Allows to connect).
- 5What is the role of Transmission media?-Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
Ethernet (Cat 5e / Cat6)
A networking standard
-fibre optic
Very fast cable but also more expensive (Often used with WANs or latger LANs)
-Coaxial cable
An older networking standard
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- Year 10 Computer Science Flashcards on Hardware components, created by Oscar Smith on 23/01/2018.
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