Computer Network and Communications

What is this a picture of?

• Cable

• Switch

• Wireless router

• Phone Mast

What does LAN stand for?

• Local Area Network

• Line Area Network

• Local Around Network

• Listed Area Network

A computer network can share printers and software.

• True
• False

Video conferencing is a communication method that uses both video and sound. One of the following is NOT hardware required during video conferencing.

• Webcams

• Mirrors

• Microphones

• Monitors

A computer network is a system of:

• two or more computing devices connected to one another

• Data transfer and information storage

• Sharing devices like scanners

• A whole lot of individual machines working on their own

The rules that specify how data is transmitted.

• Protocols
• Parallels
• Bandwidth
• Mulitiplexers

Which of these is the easiest and fastest way of communication?

• E-mail

• Telephone

• Fax

• Letter

What is the name for any device connected to a network? 

• Node

• Server

• Workstation

• Hub

A device used to connect two networks that have different protocols.

• A Gateway
• A Bridge
• A Switch
• A Server

The computers in Prime Medical Hospital building are linked so that the staff can share the files and printers.This kind of network is an example of

• PAN

• LAN

• WAN