WorksheetsNetwork Equipment
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Worksheet time: 5mins
A piece of equipment that allows two or more IT devices, such as computers, to communicate with one another. Connecting multiple IT devices together creates a communications network. Computer, print, server, file storage, Internet access, and other IT resources can be shared across the network.
Switch
Router
Server
Patch Panel
A network cable that transmits information as pulses of light through strands of cable made of glass or plastic over long distances. (transfer rate of 10 GBPS)
Ethernet
Fiber Optic
Coaxial
RJ45
This type of cable is the most common type of cable used to create a LAN. It has 4 pairs of copper wires. (Up to 1000 MBPS)
HDMI
RCA
Coaxial
Ethernet
This local area network (LAN) equipment is a mounted hardware assembly that contains ports that are used to connect and manage incoming and outgoing LAN cables.
Server
Switch
Patch Panel
WiFi Controller
This piece of network equipment automatically provides and assigns IP addresses, default gateways and other network parameters to client devices.
Mail Server
Print Server
Patch Panel
DHCP Server
This equipment is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. They perform the traffic directing functions between networks and on the global Internet. Data sent through a network, such as a web page or email, is in the form of data packets.
Router
Access Point
FTP Server
Network Interface Card
This piece of equipment contains the "content control software". It is a piece of software designed to restrict what websites a user can visit on his or her computer.
Network Interface Card
Antivirus Software
Firewall
Web Filter
This piece of equipment is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
Firewall
DHCP Server
FTP Server
Web Filter
This piece of equipment is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.
Router
Access Point
Switch
Network Interface Card
Network packets are sent from one device to another to test connectivity.
Light Wave
Tone
Ping
Bandwidth
