Thursday 29 January 2015

assignment 2 notes

Hardware
End devices:
- CPU
- RAM
- Motherboard
- Storage
- Operating system
- Apps
We need a wireless or a wired Network interface card (NIC)
If it is wired we will need a cable which is usually a ethernet or RJ45.

Interconnection devices:
- Switches, Connects devices together (clever).
- Routers, connects devices to Wi-Fi.
- Modems, device used by computers to transmit data.
- Hub, Connects devices together (stupid).
- Wireless access point (WAP), Connects things wirelessly.
- Bridge, connects two or more networks.
- Repeater, boosts signals over long distances.

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