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Network Hardware
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- 1ServerA device used for allowing a set of computers to access the internet.
- 2NICThe card that plugs into a computer to provide a
connection to a LAN. Can be wireless or cabled. Holds the MAC address. - 3HubA 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. - 4Wireless Access PointThe device to which a computer connects wirelessly. Can be a wireless hub or a
wireless switch. - 5RoutersThe 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. - 6SwitchA hardware device that is similar to a hub but it has built-in intelligence to direct traffic to the right place.
- 7Ethernet cableThe wire that helps connect a computers NIC to a router and transmits data between the two.
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