Module 1, Concepts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Identify common input and output ports

Network port

• Ethernet is a family of networking technologies for local area networks (LANs).
  
  
• The Ethernet standard is very widely used. been in use from 1980 to the present, largely replacing all other LAN standards.
  
  
• The cost of the hardware needed for Ethernet is very cheap.
  

• Most manufacturers now build the functionality of an Ethernet card directly into PC motherboards, eliminating the need for installation of a separate network card.
  
  
• Almost all desktop and laptop computers have Ethernet, with a fairly recent exception being a WiFi only netbook type notebook.