Computers: Understanding Tech 6e 6.5
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| tower server | A stand-alone server that has its own complete workstation setup, including a monitor, a mouse, a keyboard, and network adapters.
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| rack-mounted server | The traditional type of server used in business. A rack-mounted server is more or less a fully functioning computer, although it lacks a keyboard, mouse, or monitor. It is typically mounted in a rack unit with other servers.
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| blade-mounted server | A server unit that functions within a blade enclosure, which is a rack that provides components that multiple servers share, including power supply, cooling fans, and networking components.
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| switch | A hardware device that physically connects computers within a LAN at a central gathering point in a physical star topology.
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| hub | An earlier version of a switch that was unable to forward packets to specific ports.
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| wiring closet | A closet designed to store networking equipment (such as switches).
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| router | An enhanced type of switch that directs network traffic, like a switch does, but is able to do so on a larger scale, sending data out to other networks.
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| repeater | A device that receives signals along a network path, increases the strength of the signals, and then rebroadcasts the amplified signals. Also called amplifier.
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| gateway | A connecting device that enables communication between dissimilar networks.
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| bridge | A connecting device that enables communication between similar networks.
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| network adapter | A device in an individual computer or other device, such as a printer, that enables the computer to connect to a network.
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| network interface card (NIC) | A network adapter that is a circuit board installed in the computer. The term is sometimes used generically to refer to any network adapter.
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| media access control (MAC) address | A unique hardware identifier that each network adapter has. Sometimes called physical address.
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