DEVICES NEEDED IN COMPUTER

NETWORKS
 HUB
• A CENTRAL DEVICE THAT PROVIDES A COM-
MON CONNECTION POINT FOR NODES ON A
NETWORK.
 NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
• A NIC NETWORK INTERFACE CARD IS A PIECE
OF COMPUTER HARDWARE DISIGNED TO
ALLOW COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE OVER
A COMPUTER NETWORK.
 ROUTER
• A DEVICE THAT FORWARDS DATA PACKETS
ALONG NETWORKS. A ROUTER IS CONNECTED
AT LEAST TWO NETWORKS COMMONLY TWO
LANs OR WANs OR A LAN AND ITS ISP S
NETWORKS.
 CONNECTOR
• SHORT FOR REGISTERED JACK – 45 AN EIGHT –
WIRE CONNECTOR USED COMMONLY TO
CONNECT COMPUTERS ANTO A LOCAL AREA
NETWORK LAN ESPICIALLY ETHERNETS.
 MODEM
• SHORT FOR MODULATOR – DEMODULATOR.
AMODEM IS A DEVICE OR PROGRAM THAT
ENABLES A COMPUTER TOTRANSMIT DATA
OVER TEIEPHONE OR CABEL LINES.
COMPUTER INFORMATION ARE STORED
DIGITALLY WHEREAS INFORMATION
TRANSMITTED OVER TELEPHONE LINES ARE