Networks

Question 1

allow users to connect over distances, necessary tool for office sharing, communication

Answer 1

computer network

Question 2

desktop computer, computer at home or school in a network

Answer 2

workstations

Question 3

looks like desktop computer, need hard drives, you save to it, storage, don’t have monitors or other peripheral devices

Answer 3

servers

Question 4

a device that enables computers to interpret data they receive or send from a network

Answer 4

modems

Question 5

like a car radio, every computer that has a section of network can hear everything being transmitted, all computers connected to it receive all the information that goes through it

Answer 5

hubs

Question 6

more complex than a hub, works like a two-way radio, only the person holding the radio can hear it, keeps track of which computers are where and when something comes in, it sends only to that specific computer

Answer 6

Switches

Question 7

works like a telephone system, each computer is given its own unique number, when info comes into it, it is then sent along to the correct number or computer

Answer 7

routers