Network hardware

Why do NICs do?

• Allow devices to control one another
• Allow devices to connect to a printer
• Allows devices to interface with one another
• Allow devices to connect to a network

Which BEST describes the function of a switch?

• Connects printers together in a LAN
• Connects devices together in a WAN
• Connects devices together in a LAN
• Shares Internet connection on a LAN

Connects multiple computers together in a network. Shares data between all computers

• Router

• Hub

• Switch

• Terminator

Connects multiple computers together in a network. Only sends data to the specific computer address

• Switch
• Hub
• Repeater
• Modem

All computers have Network Interface Cards built in

• True
• False

Which device is more intelligent when sending data packets?

• Switch
• Hub

A bridge is a device connects two local area networks (LANs), or two segments of the same LAN together. True or False?

• True
• False

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

Which topology is this?

• Bus
• Star
• Ring
• Wave

What does a computer network allow computers to share?

• Electricity

• Resources

• Mice