Network Hardware

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A server is a computer
Server program that provides
functions for other programs
which are called clients. A
server can provide functions
such as sharing data. A
single server can serve more
than one client. A server is
used to manage network. 312.42
Some servers have specific
rolls.

Switch A switch is a device that

connects devices together on
a computer network it uses
packet switching to receive,
process and to forward data
to the device. A switch
forwards data only to one or
multiple devices.
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Router A router is a device that

forwards data between
computer networks. A router
is connected to two or more
data lines from different
networks. When a data
packet comes in on one of
the lines the router reads the
address information in the
packet to determine the 125.51
destination. The most
familiar type of routers are
home and small office
routers that simply pass IP
packets between the home
computers and the Internet.

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Personal A personal computer is a
Computer computer whose size,
capabilities, and price make
it feasible for individual use.
PCs are intended to be
operated directly by a
user with only a general 799.99
knowledge of computers,
rather than by a computer
expert or technician.

Network
A network card is
card
an electronic device that
connects a computer to
a computer network, usually
a LAN. It is considered a
piece of computer hardware.
Today, most computers have
network cards.Network cards 6.99
let a computer
exchange data with the
network.
Wireless A wireless access
Access point (WAP) is a networking
Point hardware device that allows
a Wi-Fi compliant device to
connect to a wired network.
The WAP usually connects to
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device.
Modem
A modem is a network
hardware device
that modulates one or
more carrier wave signals to
encode digital information for
transmission. The goal is to
produce a signal that can be
transmitted easily and 17.99
decoded to reproduce the
original digital data. Modems
can be used with any means
of transmitting analog
signals. A common type of
modem is one that turns
the digital data of
a computer into
modulated electrical
signal for transmission
over telephone lines and
demodulated by another
modem at the receiver side
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Hub A hub is a device that allows

multiple computers to
communicate with each
other. It has
several Ethernet ports that
are used to connect two or
more network devices
together. Each computer or
device connected to the hub
can communicate with any 29.19
other device connected to
one of the hub's Ethernet
ports.

Cables
Fibre optic An optical fibre cable is
a cable containing one or
more optical fibres that are
used to carry light. The
optical fibre elements are
typically individually coated
with plastic layers and
contained in a protective
tube suitable for the 49.29
environment where the cable
will be deployed. Different
types of cable [1] are used for
different applications, for
example long
distance telecommunication,
or providing a high-speed
data connection between
different parts of a building.

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UTP Unshielded twisted pair is the
most common kind of copper
telephone wiring. Twisted
pair is the ordinary copper
wire that connects home and
many business computers to
the telephone company. To
reduce crosstalk or
electromagnetic induction
between pairs of wires, two
insulated copper wires are
twisted around each other. 19.99
Each signal on twisted pair
requires both wires. Since
some telephone sets or
desktop locations require
multiple connections, twisted
pair is sometimes installed in
two or more pairs, all within
a single cable. For some
business locations
STP Shielded twisted pair is a
type of wiring which two
conductors of a circuit are
twisted together.

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Coaxial A coaxial cable is a cable
that has an inner conductor
which is surrounded by a
insulating layer surrounded
by a conducting shield. Many
coaxial cables also have an
insulating outer sheath or
jacket. The term coaxial comes
from the inner conductor and
the outer shield sharing a
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geometric axis. Coaxial cable
differs from other shielded
cable used for carrying lower-
frequency signals, in that the
dimensions of the cable are
controlled to give a precise,
constant conductor spacing,
which is needed for it to
function efficiently as
transmission. To buy a
coaxial cable it would cost
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Operating Operating system software is
system a program that controls the
way the computer works a
type of an operating system
would windows.

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Applicatio Application software are
n software programs that can be
downloaded onto the
computer. An application
software could be Microsoft
office.

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Utility Utility software could be anti-
software virus software which is used
to detect and prevent a virus
and it also removes viruses.

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