Flash cards

Question	Answer
What is a packet of data?	A packet is data ( packets of data )
What can a router connect to? Image: 508971 The Best Wireless Routers Of 2016 Linksys (image/jpeg)	Laptop , phone , tablet , ext
What is a Ad-hoc?	Ad-hoc network creates a network between just two devices. It has no need for a router (No middle man). A Bluetooth connection is a ad-hoc network.
What is a wireless access point?	A wireless access point is basically the antennas on top of the router. It allows devices to connect to the router without wires. Not all routers are wireless routers.
What is a switch? Image: $ 32 (image/jpeg)	A Switch turns connections between machines on and off when they are needed to avoid these data collisions.
What is a network interface card? Image: F6733093 01 (image/jpeg)	Network Interface cards come in wired or wireless forms. They are fitted into a computer or laptop so that they can be connect to a network.
Copper cables Image: Copper Cable 2 Rotated (image/jpeg)	Copper wire has been used to wire the home since the telephone became popular, over 100 years ago! It is perfect to send across a voice signal but it has very limited bandwidth.
Fibre optic cables Image: Double Jacket No Armor (image/jpeg)	Fiber optics refers to technology that transmits data through thin strands of a highly transparent material that usually is either glass or plastic
Wep key	A WEP key is a kind of security passcode for Wi-Fi devices.

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	Created by Chloe Marshall about 7 years ago