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Price of Electronics likely to “Rise”

Thinking of buying a nice Digicam or a high end mobile phone during the Diwali offer period? Planning to put off your iPod buy a month into the future? Think Again! Prices of electronic items are likely to witness a pretty steep rise owing to the falling value of the rupee against the dollar. In fact, PC manufacturers have already effected this hike, although partially. The whole electronics industry is slated to see a rise in prices to the tune of 5-10%. So make your move now and be smart!

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What is a Router ?

A router is an electronic device used in networking that aims to direct (route) data packets into specific networks. It is because of umpteen number of routers that you are now able to view this page. The primary purpose of a router is to enable data transfer in an efficient manner between networks. A router may connect a smaller network of computers/devices to a larger one like a LAN(Local Area Network) or a WAN(Wide Area Network).

Data is transmitted over networks in small units called packets. The job of a router is to take the data packets from the source to the destination in the shortest possible path. Simple forwarding of packets to the next router or hub is no mammoth task, but routing them in a path over the network in the shortest path is no cake walk. To achieve this routers look in to the header of an incoming packet and follow various routing tables. Protocols like ICMP also exist to facilitate this process.

Routers come in many sizes with varying capacities of connecting networks. In fact, the dial-up or broadband modem that you are using right now can be termed as a router that connects your computer to the internet. Where a router finds immense use to a common man is, in a small home business scenario. When a small number of computers need to be connected to the internet, using a router for the purpose would prove to be cost effective as against having individual connections from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). The biggest routers are the one that are used to connect corporate houses and ISPs. This wide range of connectivity a router empowers us with, could even be termed as the backbone of efficient data transfer witnessed today.

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