Network Components

Question 1

Host can be called?

Answer 1

End devices or clients

Question 2

Hosts has what assigned to it?
What does that do?

Answer 2

Internet Protocol (IP) address
The number identifies the host within a particular network

Question 3

What are servers?

Answer 3

Computers with software that allow them to provide information.
Each service requires a separate serve software. For example: web server, email server
A computer with server software can provide services simultaneously to many different clients

Question 4

What is peer-to-peer network?

Answer 4

Client and server software usually run on separate computers, but it is also possible for one computer to be used for both roles at the same time.

Question 5

What are some advantages of peer-to-peer networking?

Answer 5

• easy to set up
• less complex
• lower cost because network devices and dedicated servers may not be required
• Can be used for simple tasks such as transferring files and sharing printers

Question 6

What are some disadvantages of peer-to-peer networking:

Answer 6

• No centralized administration
• Not as secure
• Not scalable
• All devices may act as both clients and servers which can slow their performance

Question 7

What are end devices?

Answer 7

End devices are computers, laptops, or phones. They either the source or destination of a message transmitted over the network.

Question 8

What does Intermediary Devices do?

Answer 8

• They connect individual end devices to the network
• provide connectivity and ensure that data flows across the network
• use the destination end device address, in conjunction with info about the network interconnections, to determine the path that
  messages should take through the network

Question 9

What are some examples of intermediary devices?
Hint: Their are 5 of them.

Answer 9

Wireless router,
LAN switch,
router,
multilayer switch ,
firewall appliance,

Question 10

How does communication transmits across a network on?

Answer 10

Media

Question 11

Their are 3 types of media. What are they?

Answer 11

• metal wires within cables- Data is encoded into electrical impulses
• glass or plastic fibers with cables(fiber-optic cable)-Data is encoded into pulses of light.
• Wireless transmission- Data is encoded via modulation of specific frequencies of electromagnetic waves.