Networking hardware

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1. NETWORK HARDWARE END DEVICE AND INTERMEDIARY DEVICE

2. What is networking hardware? Networking hardware includes all computers, peripherals, interface cards and other equipment needed to perform data-processing and communications within the network.

3. NETWORK HARDWARE End Device Server Computer/ Workstations VoIP Phones Security Camera/ CCTV Mobile Devices Intermediary Device Hub Switch Access Point Repeater Bridge Router Network Interface Card

4. End Device

5. File Server It is a very fast computer with a large amount of RAM and storage space, along with a fast network interface card It is where data files and application software needed to be shared are being stored.

6. Workstation All the user computers connected to a network are called workstations.

7. VoIP Phone A VoIP phone or IP phone uses voice over IP technologies for placing and transmitting telephone calls over an IP network, such as the Internet, instead of the traditional public switched telephone network

8. Closed-circuit television (CCTV)/ Security Camera A VoIP phone or IP phone uses voice over IP technologies for placing and transmitting telephone calls over an IP network, such as the Internet, instead of the traditional public switched telephone network

9. Mobile Devices is a computer small enough to hold and operate in the hand. Typically, any handheld computer device will have an LCD or OLED flatscreen interface, providing a touchscreen interface with digital buttons and keyboard or physical buttons along with a physical keyboard.

10. Intermediary device

11. Hub A hardware device that contains multiple independent but connected modules of network and internetwork equipment Hubs can be active (where they repeat signals sent through them) or passive (where they do not repeat but merely split signals sent through them).

12. Switch Provides a central connection point for cables from workstations, servers, and peripherals. They memorize addressing of computers and send the information to the correct location directly.

13. Wireless access points In computer networking, a wireless access point (WAP), or more generally just access point (AP), is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired connection to a router, but, in a wireless router, it can also be an integral component of the router itself. An AP is differentiated from a hotspot which is a physical location where Wi-Fi access is available.

14. Repeater amplifies the signal it receives and rebroadcasts it Repeaters can be separate devices or they can be incorporated into a concentrator

15. Bridge A bridge monitors the information traffic on both sides of the network so that it can pass packets of information to the correct location A bridge is a device that allows you to segment a large network into two smaller, more efficient networks If you are adding to an older wiring scheme and want the new network to be up-to-date, a bridge can connect the two.

16. Router A router translates information from one network to another it is similar to a superintelligent bridge. Routers select the best path to route a message, based on the destination address and origin.. The router can direct traffic to prevent head-on collisions, and is smart enough to know when to direct traffic along back roads and shortcuts. While bridges know the addresses of all computers on each side of the network, routers know the addresses of computers, bridges, and other routers on the network

17. Network Interface Card Provides the physical connection between the network and the computer workstation. Network interface cards are a major factor in determining the speed and performance of a network Most NICs are internal, and they are included in the purchase of most computers A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter or physical network interface,[

18. Modem Modem: device that modulates an analog "carrier" signal (such as sound) to encode digital information, and that also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. Used (for example) when a computer communicates with another computer over a telephone network

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