Nathan Aular

TEJ-201
April 4
th
, 2014

Name Definition Image
WNIC A wireless network interface
controller (WNIC) is a network
interface controller which
connects to a radio-based
computer network rather than a
wire-based network such as
Ethernet

Router A device that forwards data
packets to the appropriate parts
of a computer network


Switch A network switch or switching
hub is a computer networking
device that links network
segments or network devices

Bridge Network bridging describes the
action taken by network
equipment to allow two or more
communication networks, or two
or more network segments, to
create an aggregate network

Repeater (Network repeaters) In
electronics, a line driver is an
amplifier used to improve the
strength of a signal at its source
by driving the input to the
transmission line with a higher
signal level

Hub An Ethernet hub, active hub or
network hub is a device for
connecting multiple Ethernet
devices together and making
them act as a single network
segment

Modem A combined device for
modulation and demodulation


Nathan Aular
TEJ-201
April 4
th
, 2014

Server A server is a system that
responds to requests across a
computer network to provide, or
help to provide, a network
service

Client A client is a piece of computer
hardware or software that
accesses a service made
available by a server