1.3 Client Server and Peer to Peer Networks

1.3 Client Server and Peer to Peer Networks

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of a LAN?

• Information is more secure as it is travels over a smaller distance

• Computers are over a large geographical area e.g. different countries/continents

• Computers are geographically close together

• A modem or router is needed to connect

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of WAN?

• The internet is the largest example of this type of network

• The network can easily make use of shared peripherals e.g. printers

• Devices need network cards to connect to the network

• The network is created using the telecommunications network

Multiple Choice

What is the role of a client?

• To provide a service to the network

• To access services provided by a network

• To provide and access services on a network

Multiple Choice

What is the role of a server?

• To provide a service to the network

• To access a service on a network

• To provide and access a service on a network

Multiple Choice

Which type of network uses a central server?

• Client-Server

• Peer to Peer

Multiple Choice

How are computers in a peer to peer network defined

• As a client

• As a server

• As both a client and server