Network Devices

A packet is a small portion of a large message in

networking.

• false

• true

MAC stands for

• Memory Allocation Control

• Mainframe Access Control
• Media Access Code

• Media Access Camera

a Hub is:

• similar to an Ethernet hub in that it has many ports to which

  computers can be connected.

• A network device known as an Ethernet hub is used in order to connect multiple

  computers on a single network through wires.

• A piece of hardware that is used to connect individual computers devices

  to a network.

How do modems work?

• Most Internet connections are made over telephone lines. Telephone lines

  are designed to carry sound and voices, which are analogue signals.

• It acts as an interface or the joining place between the

  computer and the network.

Bridges are used to connect multiple ____ together.

• WAN’s

• MAN’s

• PAN’s

• LAN’s

Hardware Devices that are used to

connect computers, printers, laptops

and other electronic devices to

a network are called _____________

• Network Connectors
• Data Extenders
• Internet Modems
• Network Devices

______ enable data to be sent between different types of

networks.

• Switches
• Modems
• Firewalls
• Bridges

• Routers

The hardware component that allows a computer to connect to a network is known as a ________.

• Network Interface Card (NIC)
• Internet Linking Device
• Data Transmission Module
• Network Connection Unit

Switch contains both a Digital to Analogue Converter(DAC) and Analogue

to Digital Converter (ADC).

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• true

Which device is responsible for converting digital signals to analogue signals and vice versa in a network switch?

• Converter
• Router

• Modem

• Model