Review week 5 August 2024

Which one is not network components that are contained in a home router.

• 
  Server

• Router

• Modem

• Wireless Access Point (WAP)

What are two types of cable that use in LAN?

• 
  Wifi, Mobile Hotspot

• Cooper Cable, Fiber Optic

• 
  Fiber, Zinc

• 
  

  Cooper Cable, Wifi

Fiber optic cables transmit data using:

• 
  

  Microwave signals

• 
  Radio waves

• 
  Light pulses

• Electrical signals

Compared to copper cables, fiber optic cables are:

• Cheaper and easier to install

• 
  Slower and more prone to interference

• 
  Heavier and bulkier

• 
  Faster and less susceptible to interference

A LAN cable is primarily used to connect devices within a:

• Local area network

• 
  Metropolitan area network

• 
  Wide area network

• Global area network

A hub room is a central location for:

• Office supplies

• 
  Network equipment

• 
  Storing user data

• 
  Employee workstations

Which of the following would you NOT typically find in a hub room?

• 
  Routers

• 
  Hub

• 
  Servers

• 
  Switches

Fill in the blanks: this is about Hubs and switches: advantages and disadvantages.

When a network is busy, the extra messages a hub sends out can ____ the network.

A hub is also _______ than a switch. A hacker has more chance of stealing messages. 

A switch is more _______ than a hub and is more difficult to set up. But it is more secure and works faster.

• 
  slow, cheaper, expensive

• slow, less secure, expensive

• 
  slow, less secure, durable

• 
  slow, cheaper, durable

Which one is not an example of broadband networks

• My Republic

• CBN

• Biznet

• Telecom-Net

Which network device is responsible for connecting multiple networks and determining the best path for data transmission(Traffic Manager)?

• Hub

• Switch

• Modem

• Router