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Explain to your team the differences between routers and switches. Compare them and list the pros and cons of using each type of hardware. What are the key factors to consider in choosing one? What are some of the better choices for the course scenario?

Differentiate among fundamental networking components, protocols, topologies, and operating systems, and determine which is most appropriate for a given network.
Use effective communication techniques.

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Explain to your team the differences between routers and switches. Compare them and list the pros and cons of using each type of hardware. What are the key factors to consider in choosing one? What are some of the better choices for the course scenario?

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Explain to your team the differences between routers and switches. Compare them and list the pros and cons of using each type of hardware.

A router is a more sophisticated network device as compared to switch. A switch simply transfers packets from one device to another. A router does the same thing, but also allows the translation of information between networks.

A switch can be termed as a central component of a single network that connects computers and passes frames between those computers while a router interconnects two or more networks and passes IP traffic among them.

The advantage of Routers is that routers for home networks can join multiple networks while switch is not capable of joining multiple networks or sharing internet connection.

The disadvantage of router is that they are rather slow and expensive ...

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