3.4 Network hardware

Question 1

What is a Network?

Answer 1

Computers and devices that are joined together using cables or wireless technology

Question 2

What is the component which is used to connect a computer to a network?

Answer 2

Network interface card (NIC)

Question 3

What is the MAC address?

Answer 3

the unique address given by the manufacturer to the NIC

Question 4

What does the MAC address stand for?

Answer 4

Media access control

Question 5

How is the MAC address represented?

Answer 5

it is represented as hexadecimal and normally has six pairs of numbers separated with either dash or a colon

Question 6

Why is the IP address different than the MAC address?

Answer 6

the IP address is assigned by the network while the MAC address is assigned by the manufacturers

Question 7

A IP address can either be ——– or ———.

Answer 7

Static or dynamic

Question 8

When is a device given a IP address?

Answer 8

When it first connects to the router

Question 9

Describe the role of a router in a network.

Answer 9

• A router sends data to a specific destination on a
  network
• A router can assign IP addresses
• A router can connect a local network to the
  internet