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NETWORK COMPONENTS
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- 1WIRELESS ACCESS POINT (WAP)ALLOWS for wireless devices to connect to a network (LAN or WAN)
INCLUDES connections through WIFI and BLUETOOTH
WAPs provide internet access in public places (often known as WIFI hotspots) - 2ROUTERROUTERS are devices that send packets between networks and make 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).
THEY receive data and share it to the particular node. - 4NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC) / CONTROLLERNIC'S, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals.
- 5TRANSMISSION MEDIAUNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
FIBRE OPTIC
COAXIAL CABLE - 6UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP)ETHERNET (Cat 5e / Cat6)
A networking standard - 7FIBRE OPTICVERY fast but also more expensive (often used with WAN or larger LANs)
- 8COAXIAL CABLEAN older networking standard
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- Flashcards on NETWORK COMPONENTS, created by Kanisha Patel on 23/01/2018.
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