Do not use ordinary USB cables. Because the Universal Serial Bus is designed as a power source as well as for data transfer, using standard cables can result in damage to one or both computers. Do ...

USB ports: 1.1, low-speed, or 2.0, high-speed, for connecting more recent peripherals. RJ45 connector: The LAN or Ethernet port connects the computer to a network. It interfaces with a network card ...

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, ...

The CAT6A cable measures 3.8 mm in diameter (28 gauge) and is made up of eight cores in four pairs. It is rated for 10 Gbps with a transmission bandwidth of 500 MHz.

Connect the other end of the cable to a network port on your second computer. Log in to one of the computers, and then right-click on the network icon in the system tray area of the taskbar.

If your Network Adapters are missing or not showing on Windows 11/10 PC, first check for outdated, corrupted, or incompatible network adapter drivers on your device.

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