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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 (NIC) Or controllerNICs, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals.
- 5Transmission Media>Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) - Ethernet - A networking standard.
>Fibre optic - Very fast cable but also more expensive (often with WAN or larger LANs).
>Coaxial Cable - An older networking standard.
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- Flashcards on Network Components, created by Joey Griffiths on 23/01/2018.
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