YEAR 2 WEEK CO1 NETWORK HARDWARE

Question 1

What is a Gateway device?

Answer 1

Converts the data passing between networks using different protocols

Question 2

What is A Modem

Answer 2

Converts the digital signal received by a computer in to the format required by the data transfer media (cable,fibre)
Modulation Demodulation

Question 3

What is a Router

Answer 3

Wireless
Bridges are ideal for connection small LAN’s together but for larger networks with more traffic, a router is used, speeds up connections on LAN’s and WAN
data packet arrives,Uses IP to narrow it down to find location then uses a data bases to find the location
Tries to find the most efficient way of getting from one point to another

Question 4

What is a WAP ?

Answer 4

has a number of dedicated Radio channel available the node can connect to.
The radio data is then fed into the wired network

Question 5

What is A repeater

Answer 5

A device that repeat the signals so that they can get across larger distance physical distance