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- 1What is a computer network?Its a set of computers connected together that share devices
- 2What is a LAN?A local area network is a computer network that spans a relatively small area
- 3What is a WAN?A wide area network that extends over a large geographical distance/place.
- 4What are the advantages of a computer network?resource sharing or sharing software between multiple users, saving money.
- 5Disadvantage of a computer networksecurity issues
Virus and Malware - 6What is needed for a lan?Network Interface Card
Pair and connector
Hub
LAN Switch and Router - 7What is the purpose of the NIC?The NIC contains the electronic circuitry required to communicate using a wired connection
- 8What is the purpose of a router ?The main purpose of a router is to connect multiple networks and forward packets destined either for its own networks or other networks
- 9What is the purpose of a hub?a common connection point for devices in a network . Hubs are devices commonly used to connect segments of a LAN.
- 10What is the purpose of a switch?Image result for what is the purpose of a switch
A Network Switch is a constituent of computer network that connects two network slices and/or two network devices (switches or routers) together. - 11What is the purpose of a WAP?A wireless access point is a hardware device hat allows wireless capable devices and wired networks to connect through a wireless standard
- 12What is the difference between a hub and a switchA switch is used to connect various network segments. A network switch is a small hardware device that joins multiple computers together within one local area network
- 13What is the internet?The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite to link devices worldwide.
- 14What is the World Wide Web?is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet
- 15What is the purpose of a Modem?A modem converts digital signals generated by the computer into analogue signals which can be transmitted over a telephone or cable line and transforms incoming analogue signals into their digital equivalents.
- 16What is an ISP?An Internet service provider is an organisation that provides services for accessing , using , or participating in the Internet
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- FlashCards sobre networks , criado por Anisa Umar em 08-10-2018.
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