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Network components
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- 1Wireless access point (WAP)Allows for wireless devices to connect to a network either (LAN or WAN)
Includes connections through wifi and bluetooth. - 2RouterAn interconnection device used on networks to connect two or more devices. Routers contain a list of IP addresses, and routes to follow. The router will apply a sub net mask to.
- 3SwitchIt receives a packet of data and then transfers it to the intended destination, unlike a hub it will only share the data with the destination node.
- 4NIC Network interface card/controllerThis card allows a computer to connect to a wired network. A NIC contains a mac address which is a physical hardware address. (Sends and receives signals on a wired network.)
- 5Transmission MediaUnshielded twisted pair (UTP)
Ethernet (Cat 5e / Cat6)
Coaxial Cable
An older networking standard - 6Fiber opticFiber optic
Very fast cable but also more expensive (Often used with WAN or larger LAN's) - 7—
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- FlashCards sobre Network components, criado por Archie Knight em 23-01-2018.
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