Basic Network Concepts (AMPMNHS)

It is a worldwide collection of computers or devices that connects millions of businesses,  educational institutions, and individuals.

• Network

• Communication

• Network Topology

• Protocols

A device that initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information

• Receiving Device

• Sending Device

• Communication Device

• Transmission Media

•A device that accepts the transmission of data, instructions, or information.

• Sending Device

• Communication Device

• Transmission Channel

• Receiving Device

All are Communication Devices EXCEPT

• HUB

• SWITCH

• ACCESS POINT

• WIFI

The transmission of signals or data by means of wire,  cable, or other physical connections (transmitter) between a sender and a receiver.

• Wireless Transmission Media

• Hotspot

• Bluetooth Transmission

• Wired Transmission Media

All are examples of Wired Transmission Media EXCEPT

• Coaxial Cable

• Electrical Cable

• Fiber Optic Cable

• Twisted Pair Cable

The signals or data are transferred between a sender and receiver through radio (electromagnetic) waves.

• Radio Broadcast Transmission

• Wireless Transmission Media

• Wired Transmission Media

• Electromagnetic Wave Transmission Media

ALL are functions of a network EXCEPT

• Facilitating Communication

• Hardware Sharing

• Sharing Data and Information

• Showing Network Vulnerabilities

In a networked environment, each computer on the network can have access to all hardware on the network.

• Facilitating Communication

• Sharing Hardware

• Sharing Software

• Transferring Funds

ALL are DISADVANTAGES of using a network EXCEPT

• viruses

• network failure

• slow service

• no communication signal