Communication Devices

and Communication Lines

Any type of hardware capable of transmitting data,

instructions, and information between a sending device
and a receiving device through communication lines.
 Communication Devices

USB Modem Router WAP/Wireless

Access Point
Uses a mobile phone Connects multiple
provider’s network computers or other
A central
to connect to the routers together and
communications
Internet wirelessly transmits data to its
device that allows
from a computer or correct destination
computers and
mobile device on a network
devices to transfer
data wirelessly
Communication Devices

NIC/Network Network
Interface Card Switch
Enables a computer Provides a central
or device that does point for cables in a
not have built-in network
networking
capability to access
a network
Online Digital Communication
Network

A collection of computers and devices connected

via communications devices and transmission media.

Advantages of a network include:

• Facilitates communication
• Sharing hardware resources
• Data and information sharing
• Fund transfers
Network
and its types

PAN - Personal LAN - Local MAN –

Area Network Area Network Metropolitan
Area Network
A network that A network that
connects computers connects computers Connects LANs in a
and devices in an and devices in a metropolitan area
individual’s limited geographical
workspace with area
wired and wireless
technology
Network
and its types

WAN - Wide WLAN –

Area Network Wireless LAN
A network that A LAN that uses no
covers a physical wires
large geographic
area
Network
Communication Standards and Protocols

Ethernet
Enables a computer to connect to a network in a wired LAN or WAN.

Token
The token ring standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share or pass a special
signal.

Wi-Fi
Identifies any network based on the 802.11 standard that specifies how two wireless devices
communicate over the air with each other.
Network
Communication Standards and Protocols

LTE
Defines how high-speed cellular transmissions use broadcast radio to transmit data for mobile
communications.

Bluetooth
Allows two Bluetooth devices use short-range radio waves to transmit data.

UWB (ultra-wideband)
A network standard that specifies how two UWB devices use short-range radio waves to communicate
at high speeds with each other.
Network
Communication Standards and Protocols

IrDA
Transmits data wirelessly via infrared (IR) light waves.

RFID
A protocol that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or
attached to an object, an animal, or a person.
Network Architecture
The configuration of computers, devices, and media on a network

Client/Server Network
Client computers request resources from server computers.

Peer-to-peer Network
Each node (computers) in the architecture can ask for resources from other nodes in the network.