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Components of a Network
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- 1Routera router is a device that allows one or more computers to be connected to each other. It is the smartest one it also learns the address like switches. it makes decisions on where to send it and what route.
- 2HubIt is similar to switches and routers but the hub is typically the least expensive and less intelligent then the others. its job is that anything that comes in one port is sent out to all the others. they all see everything.
- 3switchA Switch does the same as the hub but is better and more efficient, as they learn as first they will send a message to all other computers but when the right computer send a message back then the switch will learn only to send messages for that computer to that one as it learns its address.
- 4ServerIt is a computer or program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
- 5Network interface Cardit enables a computer to connect to a network
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