Network Devices

Network Devices

1. Router

   • Allows for connection between a LAN and the internet
   • The devise by which you connect to the internet

2. Hub

   • Allows multiple computers to connect to the internet
   • Allows computers to communicate with each other

3. Switch

   • Does the same job as the hub
   • Learns the locations of the computers and other devices
   • It is more efficient

4. Network interface card (NIC)

   • Every computer that wants to connect to the internet must have this
   • It is where the Ethernet cable would be plugged in or where the wireless signal would be received