WorksheetsNetwork Hardware
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Connects multiple computers together in a local-area-network. Only sends data to the correct IP or MAC address.
Switch
Hub
Router
Repeater
Define the term 'Wireless Access Point' or WAP.
Devices that decide where data packets go. They are used all over the world.
Built into a pc usually on the motherboard. It allows you to plug an ethernet cable into the computer and helps create a wired network.
A device that connects two local area networks (LANs), or two segments of the same LAN together.
Allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using radio waves. They convert data received through cables into a wireless signal and vice versa.
What is the purpose of a router?
Transmits data between networks and directs the data to the intended destination on the internet. Connects a LAN to the Internet.
Allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using radio waves. They convert data received through cables into a wireless signal and vice versa.
What is the purpose of an NIC?
Allow devices to control one another
Allow devices to connect to a printer
Allows devices to interface with one another
Allow devices to connect to a network
Which best describes the function of a switch?
Connects printers together in a LAN
Connects devices together in a WAN
Connects devices together in a LAN
Shares Internet connection on a LAN
What does WAP stand for?
Windows Access Point
WiFi Authorisation Pass
Wireless Access Point
Wireless Area Protocol
Routers are always connected to at least two (2) different networks.
True
False
Many homes have a single device that is an all-in-one switch, router and wireless access point.
True
False
What does NIC stand for?
Network Interference Calculator
Network Interpretation Computer
Network Interface Controller
Network Intelligence Component
Which of the following is true for Coaxial Cables?
They are made of a single copper wire surrounded by a plastic layer and a metal mesh.
They are most commonly used for TV aerials.
They are engineered to block signal interference.
All of the above
Ethernet cables are categorised by the number of twisted pairs they contain.
True.
This is why CAT6 is twice as superior to CAT3.
False.
They are generally categorised by bandwidth. E.g. 100 Mbps.
What do wireless networks use to transmit data?
Cables such as Ethernet or Fibre-optic
Radio waves
Ultrasound frequencies
Gamma rays
How many channels are used by WiFi in a radio frequency band?
2.4
3
5
11
What happens when adjacent channels in a radio frequency band are used?
WiFi performance is affected negatively by interference
WiFi performance is affected positively by reducing contention
WiFi performance is affected positively with boosting
WiFi performance is unaffected
Define the term 'WiFi'.
When two or more LANs are connected together over a wide area.
A form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telephone line.
The name of a popular wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections.
A local or restricted communications network, especially a private network created using World Wide Web software.
