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| Question | Answer |
| What does WAP stand for? | Wireless Access Point |
| Which piece of hardware manages the transfer of data between devices on a LAN? | Switch |
| Which of these is a type of network cable? Connector Coaxial Covalent | Coaxial |
| Describe the purpose of a network interface controller. | A network interface controller (NIC) is a piece of hardware inside a computer that allows it to connect to a network. It has a unique identifier called MAC address. |
| Fibre optic cables are high-performance and do not suffer much from outside interference. However, Ethernet cables, which have lower performance, are still very popular. Suggest one reason why this is the case. | Ethernet cables are much cheaper than fibre optic cables and, over short distances, don’t suffer too badly from outside interference. |
| what are the Factors affecting the performance of networks | Number of users Error rate Type of transmission media used Bandwidth Latency |
| Casta Networks are developing the HubBanjo, which is a router, a switch and a WAP all in one. During testing, computers could connect wirelessly and share files, but could not connect to the internet. Explain which parts of HubBanjo are faulty. | The router part is faulty as the computers cannot connect to the internet. (The switch and WAP parts must be working as the computer can connect and share files) |
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