A network switch is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. Switches for Ethernet are the most common form of a network switch.

Computer Network Terms I

A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. The connections between nodes are established using either physically wired, optical, or wireless radio-frequency that may be arranged in various network topologies. The best-known computer network is the Internet.