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Network Devices - Coggle Diagram
Network Devices
Switch
Connect multiple devices together
sends data to the intended device
Switch will check the address and will only send data to the appropriate device
'intelligent' devices
Each Network data has MAC
Its referred to as bridging devices
Routers
Computers can connect to a router either through cables or wirelessly.
enable data to be sent between different types of networks.
IP address
make the data format suitable for the network
determines it’s exact location.
Routers store IP addresses in something called a routing table.
to determine the best route to use when sending data to another network.
send packets of data between computers on different networks.
contains the IP address of the computer/network that the data is being sent to.
Network Interface Card
Connects the computer to the network either wirelessly or by an ethernet cable.
Allows communication among computers on the same local area network(LAN)
It interfaces your computer to the network
Also called:
Network Interface Controller,
LAN Adapter.
Network Adapter
Hub
Randomly send the data to all the computer in the network (across the network)
There will be a network traffic.
allow devices to connect to each other by plugging network cables into their ports.