Networking components

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK Networking Components TO ESTABLISH WIRED NETWORKING IN A GROUP OF COMPUTERS, YOU REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 14 MAY 2022 ● Network card A network card is used to physically attach a computer to a network, so that it can participate in network communication. ● Networking cable Modern Ethernet networks use twisted pair cable, containing eight wires. These wires are arranged in a special order and an RJ-45 connector is crimped at the both ends of the cable 1

● Modem A modem enables you to connect your computer to the available internet connection over the existing telephone lines. It converts the digital signals of a computer into analog signals to enable their transmission via phone lines. At the destination, the receiving modem further converts the analog signal into digital signals so that the data can be understood at the receiving end. ● Hub A hub is a network device that is used to connect all the computers in a network with each other. The hub transmits the request to all the other computers in the network, which check whether the message belongs to them or not, If not, then the message is dropped. ● Switch A switch works similar to a hub. However, unlike a hub, the switch does not broadcast the message on the entire network. It transmits the message from the source computer to the destination computer only by using the physical adress. 2

● Router A router is a device that connects two different types of networks with each other. A router also provides the best suitable route to deliver the message. It, therefore, helps to decrease the time of transmitting the message. 3