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network components
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- 1wireless access point (WAP)allows for 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 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)
- 4network interface card/controller (NIC)NIC s, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals
- 5transmission mediaun-shielded twisted pair (utp):
- Ethernet(cat 5e/ cat 6)
- networking standard
fibre optic:
- very fast but also more expensive (often used with wan or larger lans
coaxical cable:
- an older networking standard
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- Flashcards on network components, created by Tom Dorton on 23/01/2018.
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