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| A device that connects several devices together to enable communication to take place between them |
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| Sometimes known as a core switch which enables several switches to be used together. It manages all the data being received by other switches & then routes it to other switches that are connected to it. |
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| Looks physically like a switch and has the same purpose of enabling communication however, it does not examine data packets but instead it sends them out to every port that is connected to it. |
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| Known as a WAP this is a hub that communicates wirelessly instead of having physical connections through ports. |
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| Enables a computer to be connected to a network using a cable. |
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| Wireless Network Interface Card |
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| Enables a computer to communicate to a WAP. |
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| Sits between to segments of cable. It receives the signal from 1 cable & then resends the signal along the next cable. |
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| Used to connect 2 LANS together |
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