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Network components
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- 1Wireless access point (WAP)Allows for wireless devices to connect to a network (either LAN or WAN).
Includes connections through Wifi and Bluetooth. - 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).
- 4Network interface card / Controller (NIC)NICs, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals.
- 5Transmission mediaUTP - unshielded twisted pair for example ethernet or a networking standard. (common)
Fibre Optic - very fast but also more expensive(Often used in WANs or larger LANs. (common)
Coaxial Cable - an older networking standard.
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- The roles of hardware components in a network.
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- Imogen Barr
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