Network Hardware

Network Hardware

1. Switch connects devices together to make a LAN and checks the IP adress of the person the message is addressed to and sends it directly to them.

2. WAP and Wireless (Wireless Access Point) - allows devices to connect to a wired network via wifi.

3. NIC- Network Interface Card, added to the motherboard and allows any device to connect to a network.

4. Wires: coaxial (copper), twisted pair (to reduce possibility of network interference), fibre optic (glass, uses light, very fast).

5. Server- a computer dedicated to responding to its' clients requests, could be dedicated to files, web, mail.

6. Bridge- a device that typically connects 2 different parts of the same LAN so that both sides act like they're part of the same LAN.

7. Modem is a provided connection to a network via dialup connections using telephone lines.

8. A router connects two or more networks together, typically used to connect a network to the internet.

9. A hub connects devices together to make a LAN- it is a dumb device and broadcasts the message to find the receiver.