|NODE|
~ any device that is connected to a network.
| |CLIENT|
~ a node that requests and uses resources available from other nodes.
| |SERVER|
~ a nodes that share resources with other nodes.
| |SWITCH|
~ a device used to connect multiple devices on a single (typically wired)
network ; forward packets to only intended recipient.
| |HOST/SERVER|
~ any computer that provides services and connection to other computers on a network.
| |HUB|
~ the device that provides a common central connection point for nodes on network.
| |NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS (NIC) |
~An expansion cards through which a computer can connect to a network.
| |WIRELESS NETWORK INTERFACE CARD|
~ an expansion cards through which a computer can connect to a network that provides wireless data transmission.
|
