Chapter 6
Network Devices
This chapter covers the following A+ 220-1101 exam objective:
2.2 – Compare and contrast common networking hardware.
In this second chapter about networking, we will discuss networking devices—the devices that make communications happen between computers. Need your computers to talk to each other in a wired fashion? You want a switch. Need them to communicate wirelessly? Use a wireless access point. Want to connect two or more networks or connect to the Internet? Routers do just this. These are just a few examples of networking devices that make our computers more “talkative.” And know this: Some are multifunction ...
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