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Basic Component of a Computer Network - Coggle Diagram
Basic Component of a Computer Network
Workstation
An individual unit which can be used by a person on a computer network
Laptops
Desktops
Tablets
Phones
Printers
Consider workstations as pages of a book while the computer network is the book itself
A work station is called a laptop too.
switch
Ex: Smart Switch, KVM switch, Poe Switch
A hardware device that filter and forwards network packets -
this is router
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router
connects local area network to the internet
Routers provide security and allow multiple devices to be connected while a switch can't
Server
Ex: file server, print server.
Sever is a computer that manages network resources, software and file.
The main system that every single workstation in a computer network is connected to.
Clients can connect to a server through a either a local area network or a wide area network