Year 9 - Computing - Networking - Hardware

What is a network?

• A stand alone computer

• Two or more interconnected computers

• A computer without a server

What equipment is needed to allow your desktop PC to have a wired connection to your LAN?

• Switch

• A wireless Network Interface Card

• Hub

• An ethernet Network Interface Card

The following hardware is becoming more and more common in networking:

• Wireless hotspot.
• Router
• Hub
• Switch

The following device is not very intelligent but allows computers to form a segment of a network:

• Hub
• Router
• Modem
• NIC

This device performs a lot of processing to filter and readdress network packets:

• Router
• Hub
• Switch
• Modem

A switch is better in preventing data collisions than a hub.

• True
• False

Which of the following items of hardware connects different networks together?

• Router
• Server
• Dongle
• Firewall

What piece of hardware do you need on your network to allow people to connect to it wirelessly?

• Switch

• Router

• Wireless Access Point

• Hub

Which hardware allows devices on a LAN to send messages to each other without collisions?

• Switch

• Router

• Wireless Access Point

• Hub

What is a disadvantage of WiFi

• It can reach far away difficult places

• They are easy to join

• It is more cost effective

• The removal of wires makes health and safety improvements

• None of these