Networks Recap

What is a server?

• Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
• Computers that ask for the services a server provides
• Physical connection between devices
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What is a client?

• Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
• Computers that ask for the services a server provides
• Physical connection between devices
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What does LAN stand for?

• Logical Analogue Network

• Laser Assisted Network

• Local Area Network

Which of the following statements about a network is FALSE?

• Resources such as printers can be shared

• Viruses can spread to other computers throughout a computer network

• Files cannot be shared between users

Which of these statements is TRUE about a LAN?

• A LAN connects computers in a small area such as an office

• A modem is needed to connect a computer to a LAN

• A LAN consists of only one computer

Which of the following networks is LEAST likely to be a WAN?

• The Internet

• A school network

• A network of bank cash dispensers

Which of the three main topologies rely on a single main cable to transmit data packets?

• Ring
• Star
• Bus

Which of these is NOT an advantage of networks?

• Sharing peripheral devices such as printers and scanners
• Possible to communicate globally
• Can protect against viruses
• PCs can be backed up and updated by one central PC

A computer network is where two or more devices are connected together so they can share...

• people

• resources

• cables

Local Area Networks are usually located within a single building

• True

• False