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CMPF114 - Chapter 7 - Introduction to Networking - Coggle Diagram
CMPF114 - Chapter 7 - Introduction to Networking
NETWORK
A group of two or more computer system that are linked together to exchange data and share resources over communicaion lines
BASIC COMPONENTS
Communication link
Receiving device
Sending device
NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS
Network Interface Card (NIC)
Routers
Node
Switches
Types of Communication Media
Fiber optics
uses light to send data instead of electricity
Microwave transmission
line-of-sight data transmission of data signal (30 miles)
Coaxial cables
commonly for TV cable
Satellite transmission
useful when signal must travel thousands of miles
Wire pairs
AKA twisted pair
Wireless transmission
transmit data over relatively short distance without wires