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NETWORK COMPONENTS

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1WIRELESS ACCESS POINT (WAP)ALLOWS for wireless devices to connect to a network (LAN or WAN)
INCLUDES connections through WIFI and BLUETOOTH
WAPs provide internet access in public places (often known as WIFI hotspots)
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).
THEY receive data and share it to the particular node.
4NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC) / CONTROLLERNIC'S, present on all devices connected to a network, provides the electronic signals for sending messages and receiving incoming signals.
5TRANSMISSION MEDIAUNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
FIBRE OPTIC
COAXIAL CABLE
6UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP)ETHERNET (Cat 5e / Cat6)
A networking standard
7FIBRE OPTICVERY fast but also more expensive (often used with WAN or larger LANs)
8COAXIAL CABLEAN older networking standard

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