Cisco Study Guide Chapter 1

Know the names of various WAN technologies · modems · ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) · DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) · Frame relay · ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) · The T (US) and E (Europe) Carrier Series: T1, E1, T3, E3, etc. · SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) a printed circuit board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a personal computer When you select a network card, consider the following three factors: 1. type of network (for example, Ethernet, Token Ring, or …

…printer, video card, sound card, or network card Flash works in conjunction with the browser to launch the program required to view the special files. The main difference is that components in a laptop are smaller - the expansion slots become PCMCIA slots, where NICs, modems, hard drives and other useful devices, usually the size of a thick credit card, can be inserted into the PCMCIA slots along the perimeter as shown in the figure.