There is the USB cable and the twisted pair cable (Cat 5 and Cat 6) for networking.
You can connect two or more computers using the following cables: Network cable USB cable Serial (used in old computers) Parallel (used in old computers)
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There are many types of cable used in computers.
Cross cable.
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A network cable allows two computers to exchange packets of information.
1) You purchase the cable 2) You plug it into the network adapter (network card). If the cable directly connects two computers, you need a crossover cable; if the computers are connected via a switch (this lets you connect more than two computers), you need a straight cable. Make sure to measure how much cable you need, and to purchase some extra length, to let you move the computers around freely.
Two equipments of the same type - two computers, two routers, two switches - should be connected with a crossover cable.
To form a network from two computers is enough a crossover cable. For more than two computers, a hub or switch is necessary.For example you can use a router like a D-LINK together with an Ethernet cable depending on your choice
You can use a null-modem cable; alternately, you can use a USB or FireWire cable.
It is known as across-over cable.