Connecting two computers with a specific type of Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable allows you to transfer files or other data directly from one machine to another. Transfer speeds are limited to ...

Crossover network cables used to be required when creating a computer-to-computer network, but most newer computer network adapters perform the crossover automatically.

Ethernet is the word used for a wired home computer network. Ethernet allows you to connect several computer systems together to form what’s known as a LAN or local area network. Cables are king ...

A network card (also called a network adapter, network interface card, or NIC for short) acts as the interface between a computer and a network cable. The purpose of the network card is to prepare, ...

When it comes to technology, there are different ways to establish physical connection with different devices. This article discusses the types of cables and connectors that are commonly used.

A network is great, but what if you just want to connect two Macs and transfer gobs of information as fast as you can? Using a gigabit ethernet cable or a Mac with 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) or later ...

Dubai/Switzerland, 1st July 2007: The trend toward high density in data centers presents new challenges for passive infrastructures. The Swiss cabling specialist, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M), pointed ...

Learn what a computer network is with this KS2 primary computing guide from BBC Bitesize for years 3 and 4.