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BASIC NETWORK
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DEFINITION
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A NETWORK
IS ACOLLECTION OF COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES CONNECTED TOGETHER VIA
COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND TRANSMISSION MEDIA, OFTEN WIRELESSLY
ALLOWING COMPUTERS TO SHARE RESOURCES.
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COMMUNICATION DEVICES
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A HARDWARE
COMPONENT THAT ENABLES A COMPUTER TO SEND AND RECEIVE DATA,
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO AND FROM ONE OR MORE COMPUTERS.
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EXAMPLES OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES
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MODEM ( LEFT) AND ROUTER ( RIGHT)
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TRANSMISSION MEDIA
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MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCES CAPABLE OF CARRYING ONE ORE MORE SIGNALS IN A COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL.
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EXAMPLES OF TRANSMISSION MEDIA
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