ADM 2337 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Local Area Network, Network Interface Device, Network Interface Controller
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Chapter 7- telecommunications, the internet, and wireless technology. Wireless broadband access is the fastest growing form of internet access, growing at approx. Simplest form of a network consists of two or more connected computers. Each computer on the network contains a network interface device called a network interface card (nic). The connection medium for linking network components can be a telephone wire, coaxial cable, fibre optic cable, or radio signal (in case cell phone and wi-fi networks). The network operating system (nos) routes and manages communications on the network and coordinates network resources. Dedicated server computer is a computer on a network that performs important network functions for client computers, such as serving up web pages, storing data, and storing the network operating system. Hubs are simple devices that connect network components, sending a packet of data to all other connected devices.
