Cambridge Technicals Level 3 IT LO1 Communications Hardware Flashcards
1
Q
What’s one similarity of hubs and switches?
A
Connects device in a LAN
2
Q
What’s one difference of hubs and switches?
A
A hub will send messages to all devices whereas a switch will send messages only to the intended recipient
3
Q
What are three examples of communication devices?
A
Routers, Modems and Wireless Access Point’s (WAP’S)
4
Q
What does a WAP do?
A
Provides WIFI to a wired network
5
Q
What does a Router do?
A
Forwards messages between networks using IP address’s
6
Q
What does a Modem do?
A
Converts between digital and analogue signals
7
Q
What’s a hybrid device?
A
It’s a combination of the aforementioned devices
8
Q
What’s an advantage and disadvantage of a hybrid device?
A
It’s convenient, Higher risk of total failure (one goes down then they all do)
