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NETWORK DEVICES

• To communicate data through different transmission media and to


configure networks with different functionality, we require different
devices like Modem, Hub, Switch, Repeater, Router, Gateway, etc.
MODEM

• Modem stands for ‘MOdulator DEModulator’. It refers to a device used


for conversion between analog signals and digital bits.
• The modem at the sender’s end acts as a modulator that converts the
digital data into analog signals. The modem at the receiver’s end acts
as a demodulator that converts the analog signals into digital data for
the destination node to understand.
USE OF MODEM
ETHERNET CARD

• Ethernet card, also known as Network Interface Card (NIC card in short)
is a network adapter used to set up a wired network. It acts as an
interface between computer and the network.
RJ45

• RJ 45 or Registered Jack-45 is an eight-pin connector that is used


exclusively with Ethernet cables for networking.
REPEATER

A repeater is an analog device that works with signals on the cables to which
it is connected. The weakened signal appearing on the cable is regenerated
and put back on the cable by a repeater.
HUB

• Hub An Ethernet hub (Figure 10.11) is a network device used to


connect different devices through wires. Data arriving on any of the
lines are sent out on all the others. The limitation of Hub is that if data
from two devices come at the same time, they will collide.
• A network hub with 8 ports
SWITCH

Like a hub, a network switch is used to connect


multiple computers or communicating devices.
ROUTER

Router A router is a network device that can


receive the data, analyse it and transmit it to other
networks. A router connects a local area network
to the internet.
Gateway serves as the entry and exit point of a
network, as all data coming in or going out of a
network must first pass through the gatewayy in
order to use routing paths.
WI-FI CARD

A wireless card, a wireless network card,


or a Wi-Fi card is a hardware component
that enables a device, such as a computer
or a smartphone, to connect to a wireless
network. It allows the device to
communicate and exchange data with
other devices or access points over radio
frequency signals without physical cables.

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