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Network hardware
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- 1What is a Network interface card (NIC)?This is the card that physically makes the connection between the computer and the network cable.
- 2What is a Hub?The center of the network which all computer conect to.
- 3What is a switch?A switch is used to network multiple computers together.
- 4what is a Router?This is a hardware device that routes data from a local area network (LAN) to another network connection.
- 5What is a wireless access point?In a wireless local area network (WLAN), an access point is a station that transmits and receives data.
- 6What is a server?A server is a computer that provides data to other computers. It may serve data to systems on a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) over the Internet.
- 7that is the Ethernet cable?is the standard way to connect computers on a network over a wired connection.
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on Network hardware, created by Carenza Spence on 11/06/2015.
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