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OCR: 7-12 LOCAL AREA NETWO RKS AND F-M AIL Ca ble nd irE TE Ne tworks The NICs hav e to he conne cted by a cable right? Most networks use cables to connect servers workstations, and printers On atypical network voU would find one of the two cable types shown in Figure 7-11 Figure 7-11 Network cables A twisted pair cable sometimes referred to as UTP looks similar to e telephone cable with square plastic R.1-45 connector on either end A coaxial cable resembles a cable- -TV cable round silver BHC connector on either end. InfoWeb Instead of using cables, wireless networks use radio Or infrared signals to transmit data from one network device to another Wireless networks are handy in environments where wiring is difficult to install, such as in historical buildings. In addition wireless networks rrr ...