What are the components of a computer network?

Basic computer network components. Computer networks share common devices, functions, and features including servers, clients, transmission media, shared data, shared printers and other hardware and software resources, network interface card(NIC), local operating system(LOS), and the network operating system (NOS). read more

The network interface is sometimes referred to as a NIC (network interface card) and may be integrated into the computer's motherboard or may be a separate card. The NIC is the component that takes information from the computer and sends it out onto the network wire, or into the air in the case of a wireless network. read more

Switch - Switch is a telecommunication device grouped as one of computer network components. Switch is like a Hub but built in with advanced features. It uses physical device addresses in each incoming messages so that it can deliver the message to the right destination or port. read more

A computer network includes the following components: The client is any computer located on the network aside from the server. The server is a computer on the network that controls how the other computers function and manages what tasks they perform. read more