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INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK [CHAPTER1.1.3] :computer: (LAN CONNECTIVITY…
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK [CHAPTER1.1.3] :computer:
LAN CONNECTIVITY HARDWARE
ROUTERS
ROUTER CAN DIRECT OR ROUTE,INFORMATION TO THE CORRECT DESTINATION
ROUTERS ARE CONNECTORS THAT ARE USED TO LINK DIFFRENT NETWORK TOGETHER
SWITCH
A SWITCH OVER A HUB IS THAT MOST OF THE NETWORK TRAFFIC ONLY GOES WHERE IT NEEDS TO RATHER THAT TO EVERY PORT
SWITCH DOES ESSENTIALLY WHAT A HUB DOES BUT MORE EFFICIENTLY
MODEM
A HARDWARE DEVICE THAT ENABLES A COMPUTER TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVEINFORMATION OVER TELEPHONE LINE
RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVERTING THE DIGITAL DATA USED BY YOUR COMPUTER INTO AN ANALOG SIGNAL USED ON PHONE LINES
WORKSTATION
A SINGLE COMPUTER THAT IS CONNECTED TO ANOTHER COMPUTER OR A NETWORK
ONLY NEEDED FOR A SINGLE USER TO CONNECT TO THE NETWORK AND TO FUNCTION AT THEIR JOB OR SCHOOL
NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS (NIC)
NIC PROVIDES THE PHYSICALCONNECTION BETWWEN THE NETWORK AND THE COMPUTER WORKSTATION
CARD FITTING INTO AN EXPANSION SLOT INSIDE THE COMPUTER SLOT
REPEATERS
A CONNECTOR THAT TAKES A SIGNAL THAT IS BEIGN TRANSFERRED ON A NETWORK AND RE-TRANSMITS THE INFORMATION
ALLOW SIGNALS TO TRAVEL FARTHER ALONG A NETWORK
GATEWAY
THE GATEWAY IS THE COMPUTER THAT ROUTES THE TRAFFIC FROM A WORKSTATION TO THE OUTSIDE NETWORK THAT IS SERVING THE WEB PAGES
A NODEON A NETWORK THAT SERVER AS AN ENTRANCE TO ANOTHER NETWORK