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network hardware
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- 1Network interface card (nic)network interface card: the card that plugs into a computer to provide a connection to a LAN can be wireless or cabled. Holds the MAC address.
- 2HubA hardware device that provides connectivity to a LAN cable. A multiport box
that has a connection to the LAN from one side and several computers on the
other. Can be wireless or cabled. - 3switchA hardware device that is similar to a hub but it has built-in intelligence to direct
traffi c to the right place. Computers connected to a switch form a star topology
LAN. - 4routerRouters The hardware devices that make up the backbone of the Internet as well as
(smaller ones) providing connectivity from a LAN to the Internet. Use Internet
Protocol to communicate with each other - 5wireless access pointThe device to which a computer connects wirelessly. Can be a wireless hub or a
wireless switch. - 6serverA method of organising devices in a network where some computers have
specialised roles: servers. The servers provide resources and services to the other computers, known as clients. Management of the network and shared resources/
fi les is centralised at the server. - 7Ethernet cablecarry signals between your router, computer and other devices
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