Factors affecting network performance Not all networks are the same. As data is broken into component parts (often known frames, packets, or segments) for transmission, several factors can affect their delivery.
It is sometimes strange to see what elements combine to make a compound. Sodium, a soft metal which fizzes violently when put into water, and chlorine, a poisonous gas, make sodium chloride (NaCl), otherwise known as common salt! The elements are usually arranged in the Periodic Table.
Metals are atoms that attach themselves to other atoms in a particular way. Metal atoms, because of how their electrons are arranged, lose their electrons easily. When they join up with other atoms to make molecules, metal atoms join together by exchanging electrons.Because metal atoms join other metal atoms in this special way, most metal is shiny, soft, and easy to bend.Most metals are also good conductors of electricity-that is, electrons move easily from one atom of metal to the next. (That's why we make electric wires out of copper).ecause metal atoms join other metal atoms in this special way, most metal is shiny, soft, and easy to bend. Most metals are also good conductors of electricity-that is, electrons move easily from one atom of metal to the next. (That's why we make electric wires out of copper).