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Contents 1 Technical background and Terminology 1.1 Patch cable 1.2 Ethernet Jack 1.3 Network Interface Card (NIC) 1.4 Computer network 1.5 Computer network diagram 1.6 Switches 1.7 Routers 1.8 Firewalls 2 =

Technical background and Terminology

Patch cable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_cable

http://www.resnet.wvu.edu/setup/setup1.html

Ethernet Jack

http://www.resnet.wvu.edu/setup/setup3.html

• Cat 5
• RJ45

Network Interface Card (NIC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_card

Computer network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network

Local area network (LAN)

Computer network diagram

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network_diagram

Switches

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch

Routers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router

Firewalls

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_%28computing%29

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