​The router doesn't translate protocol like Gateway. It just routes traffic from one network to other.

​The Router has access to the logical address or IP address of stations.

​The Bridge has access to a physical address or MAC address of stations.

​The sound of DAC converting digital data into an analogue signal

​Also known as a server cluster, a server farm is a large number—up to thousands—of servers grouped together to provide better functionality and accessibility. By keeping the servers close together, the manager of a server farm can achieve centralized control and economy of scale. The servers can provide backup for each other in case of individual system failure.

• ​A network bridge can link two corporate LANs that operate using the same network protocols. When crossing through a bridge, network packets are not modified.

• Network gateways are designed to perform traffic translation.

​It checks compatibility between the two networks and then converts the data packet to ensure that it can be transmitted between them.

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