Networking Hardware
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- Created on: 07-01-19 19:21
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- Networking Hardware
- Hubs & Switches
- When a Hub receives data from one device, it will send it to every device on that network
- They both connect together a series of devices to form a network
- This allows data and resources to be shared
- When a switch receives from one device it has a table storing the addresses of every device connected to that network
- NIC
- Stands for Network Interface Card
- It is a component that connects a device to a network physically eg. through a cable
- It adjusts the data sent from the computer into a required format according to protocols
- Router
- It is a device that connects different networks together
- Reads the data's destination address and looks up in the table all the paths to get to that address
- In order to send data from one place to another it ahs a table in memory that contains list of all the networks
- WAP
- Stands for Wireless Access Point
- Wireless allows you to be mobile when using devices, however, it is not as fast as a wired connection
- To access the network you must have the password to it unless it is unsecure
- A device that allows a wireless network card to connect to it and share data
- Hubs & Switches
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