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computer network
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communication device
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transmission media
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relationship between communication device and transmisson media
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advantanges and disadvantanges
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Definition of Communication Device:
Hardware components that enables to send and receive data,information and instruction form and to one or more computers.
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MODEM
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A device that enables a computer to communicate the Internet via telephone lines
Wireless Modem:modem that connects to telephone lines.It receives through the air
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Switch
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A device used to connect multiple devices on a single(typically wired)network:forward packets to only the intended recipient.
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HUB
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The device that provides a common central connection point for nodes on network
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ROUTER
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A device used to connect multiple network together;routes packets to their next location in order to efficiently reach their destination
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