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==Internet Hardware Components== | ==Internet Hardware Components== | ||
| − | The hardware components of the Internet include a wide range of electronic devices, linked together in various ways. Hardware devices such as [[switch]]es and [[router]]s serve as individual network [[node]]s, receiving and transmitting [[data packet]]s. The [[data packet]]s are relayed across the [[network]] from one [[node]] to the next. | + | The hardware components of the Internet include a wide range of electronic devices, linked together in various ways. Hardware devices such as [[switch]]es and [[router]]s serve as individual network [[node]]s, receiving and transmitting [[data packet]]s. The [[data packet]]s are relayed across the [[computer network]] from one [[node]] to the next. |
The hardware devices are linked together by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other linkage technologies. | The hardware devices are linked together by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other linkage technologies. | ||
