Networking

Which of the following are shareable resources?

• Printer, internet connection

• RAM, CPU

Which medium do you expect to find on a MAN?

• Twisted Pair

• Fiber Optic

The data transfer capacity of a network is known as

• WiFi

• bandwidth

• WAN

• bits

Which network covers the smallest geographical area?

• WAN

• MAN

• LAN

Which of the following is/are valid reasons for networking computer systems?

• Sharing of hardware and software resources

• Communication is faster and so more efficient

• From the server, the administrator can manage hardware resources and updatesoftware

What type of network would you suggest for home use where users will connect a number of mobile devices?

• WLAN

• MAN

• WAN

• None of the above

Tick the advantages of a client/server network

• It is cheaper to set up than apeer-to-peer network.

• Information on such a system is more secure.

• Usually communication is faster.

• None of the above apply

What type of network would you suggest for a multi-branched company with branches in an area spanning round 30km?

• WAN

• LAN

• MAN

A modem

• is used to convert digital data into analogue signals that can be sent over the telephone line

• is also used to turn the receied sounds back into data (demodulation)

Distributed databases generally offer

• Local autonomy

• Increased security

• None of the above