In the computer networking world, the three most ubiquitous pieces of equipment are modems, routers, and switches. These are used everywhere from the datacenter hosting Google to the internet ...

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The three devices commonly used for linking components together on a network are hubs, switches and routers. Though similar in function they differ in capability and utilization. Hubs and switches ...