Communication devices, networking software, data transfer media and standards and procedures.
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Communication devices
Pieces of hardware that are needed to turn stand-alone computers into networked computers.
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Network Interface Card (NIC)
Prepares data for sending over the network. Sends the data. Controls the flow of data from the computer terminal to the transmission medium.
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Data transfer media
Mani forms of data transfer media are: metal wires, fibre optic cable and wireless. It is the material through which data travels from one computer to another in a network.
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Standards and procedures
Devices have to follow standards and procedures in order to communicate with one another. Without standards, one device could be sending data to another device in a form that the other device does not understand.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Pieces of hardware that are needed to turn stand-alone computers into networked computers.
Back
Communication devices
Card 3
Front
Prepares data for sending over the network. Sends the data. Controls the flow of data from the computer terminal to the transmission medium.
Back
Card 4
Front
Mani forms of data transfer media are: metal wires, fibre optic cable and wireless. It is the material through which data travels from one computer to another in a network.
Back
Card 5
Front
Devices have to follow standards and procedures in order to communicate with one another. Without standards, one device could be sending data to another device in a form that the other device does not understand.
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