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Network Devices - Coggle Diagram
Network Devices
NIC
The NIC is a component that allows computers to be connected to the internet
Each card represents a device and can prepare, transmit and control the flow of data on the network.
there are wireless and wired network interface cards
Short for Network Interface Card
It's a hardware that connects a computer to a computer network
network interface card
Hub
A Hardware that connects the computers to a network
Hubs are first generation
non intelligent device
Hub does use MAC address
a node that broadcasts data to every computer or Ethernet-based device connected to it
Router
vulnerable to malware attacks
It's a hardware that send data to computers in a network
They read data and decide where to send it
They use IP adresses to determine the location they gotta send to
connect computers and other devices to the Internet
Switches
They connect devices to form a LAN
Switches uses MAC address
Switches are second generation
Handle message more intelligently
Switches filter out traffic destined for devices on the same LAN segment