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Networks - Hardware and Commercial usage

kithu Jeg GCSE AS Level English

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Consists of ...
- Hardware/communication devices
  - Routers
  - Switches
  - Hubs
- Network software
- Data transfer media - wires
  - Fibre optic cable
  - Metal
  - Metal wire
  - Medium/methods where the data is transferred in a network
Communication Devices
- Network interface card
  - Prepares data for sending over the network
  - Send the data
  - Controls the flow of data
- Hub
  - Join computers in a network
  - Allows the connections of the cables
  - The sharing of files and internet access
- Switch
  - More intelligent from a hub
  - Packet of data to decide where it should go
  - Reduce the number of packets of data and speed up data
- Router
  - wired/wireless
  - Join several networks together
  - Connect several computers in the home to the internet
Network Software
- Network Operating Systems
  - Specialist system
- Network Management software
  - Helps network manager run network
POS
- Point of sale systems
  - Pay for your goods
  - Automatically record stock levels and track sales
- Hardware
  - Bar code reader
  - Keyboard
  - Touch Screens
  - Swipe card readers
  - Chip

Description: AS Level GCSE (ICT) Mind Map on Networks - Hardware and Commercial usage, created by kithu Jeg on 14/04/2015.
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