nodes
A network ready device is a device that has the potential to connect to a network, natively it isn't connected to a network, nor is it a network, but with the appropriate configuration and possibly with the addition of components could be connected.
network attached storage for file sharing between computers
what is the network attached storge capacity range
node
Hub
its just called a network enabled computer or server or a workgroup and this if it configured to work
For an attached computer a network drive functions as a storage device in a business or in a home on a local access network (LAN). For businesses it is usually on a server to share computers together.
node
Node
A Network Interface Card (NIC) is a hardware device that handles an interface to a computer network and allows a network-capable device to access that network. It is a computer hardware component designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.
device driver
A star network.