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Ever since the days of the Pony Express, people have looked to getting
information, whether personal or business, to its intended receiver as soon as
possible. The computer has evolved as a communications super-tool, enabling
people to do just that. Networking has given individuals the power to transfer
ideas, reports, and files quickly and efficiently. Networks also grant the power
to business professionals and families to conference with voice and video from
their individual offices or homes. These abilities have made networking
invaluable to many people in many different areas; however, networking can be
limited to a small geographic region or even a single building and still have
tremendous benefits. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a network of interconnected
workstations sharing the resources of a single processor or server within a
relatively small geographic area. LANs can be found in offices, schools,
throughout whole buildings, and even dispersed throughout several buildings.
Throughout these local networks, people are able to share files of information,
communicate, and connect different departments to maximize efficiency. A LAN is
comprised of several pieces of hardware that enable connectivity of the network;
these include network interface cards, servers, bridges, repeaters, and hubs. A
LAN can be comprised of all of these parts and more, but can also be constructed
of less hardware. The hardware components of a specific network depend on the
needs of the network. A network interface card physically connects a computer to
a transmission medium used on a network and controls the flow of information
from the computer to the network. A network interface card has its own unique
hardware address that is embedded upon its manufacturing. The hardware address
is used to identify each NIC when information is being sent or received over a
network. These cards are installed directly into the expansions slots of a
computer and in the case of portable computers require a specialized device
called a network adapter. Network interface cards have ports that are used to
connect the card to the transmission medium used throughout the network.
Different types of cards are designed to accept a certain type of transmission
medium or network cable, which in turn determines the amount of information and
the speed at which that information can be sent. The NIC also contains a
transceiver,...

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