ComputerScience_U1C2_TheLanguageOfNetworks

What is a Router?

• A device that forwards data packets between different computer networks.

• A computer that provides data or services to other computers over a network.

• A device that connects other devices together on a single computer network.

• A hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

What is a Server?

• A device that forwards data packets between different computer networks.

• A computer that provides data or services to other computers over a network.

• A device that connects other devices together on a single computer network.

• A hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

What is a Switch?

• A device that forwards data packets between different computer networks.

• A computer that provides data or services to other computers over a network.

• A device that connects other devices together on a single computer network.

• A hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

What is an Access Point?

• A device that forwards data packets between different computer networks.

• A computer that provides data or services to other computers over a network.

• A device that connects other devices together on a single computer network.

• A hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

What is a Modem?

• A device that converts digital signals from a computer into analog signals for transmission over phone lines, and vice versa.

• A computer that provides data or services to other computers over a network.

• A device that connects other devices together on a single computer network.

• A hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

What is a Protocol?

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.

• A small unit of data sent over a network.

• A unique string of numbers that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate.

• The system that translates human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses.

What is a Packet?

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.

• A small unit of data sent over a network.

• A unique string of numbers that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate.

• The system that translates human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses.

What is an IP Address?

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.

• A small unit of data sent over a network.

• A unique string of numbers that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate.

• The system that translates human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses.

What is DNS (Domain Name System)?

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.

• A small unit of data sent over a network.

• A unique string of numbers that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate.

• The system that translates human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses.

What is Bandwidth?

• The maximum rate of data transfer across a given path, measured in Mbps.

• The delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction, measured in ms.

• The quantity of data contained in a single packet, measured in bytes.

• The actual rate of data transfer that is achieved over a network, often measured in Mbps.