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Modem
A device hat converts data signals into analog sounds that a telephone line can carry. //submitted by: Karen// source: Handout page 335 =N=

Network
Electronic devices that are interconnected to share information. These devices can be computers, printers, scanners, or wireless devices depending on the type of network. //submitted by: Shantanu// source: [|Computer Network on Wikipedia]

Network Interface Card (NIC)
adds a serial port to the computer- one that's designed for a direct network connection. submitted by: Joshua source: Technology and You pg. 269

NIC
Network Interface Card; a computer circuit board or card that is installed in a networked computer or server. //submitted by: Karen// source: Handout page 336

Node It is a processing location in a network. It can be a computer or a printer. It has it's own network address. Submitted by: Olivia source: Tomorrow's Technology and You

Modem: is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information Submitted by: Andy Source: Wikipedia

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