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Network components
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- 1Wireless Access Point (WAP)Includes connections through wifi and bluetooth.
WAPs provide Internet access point in public places (often known as Wi-Fi hotspots). - 2RouterRouters are devices that send packets between and make decisions about the route data should take.
- 3SwitchSwitches only send packets of data to the intended destination (not every connected node like a hub used to)
- 4NIC Network Interface Card/ ControllerNICs, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronics signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals.
- 5Transmission Media (Ethernet)Known as unshielded twisted pair (UTP).
A networking standard - 6Transmission Media (Fibre optic)Very fast cable but also more expensive (often used with WAN or larger LANs)
- 7Transmission Media (Coaxial Cable)An older networking standard.
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- Flashcards on Network components, created by Lily Manning on 22/01/2018.
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