Activity 19 - Networking
1. __________ cable consists of slender glass threads surrounded by insulation and cushioning material that carry signals at very high speeds.
a. Unshielded twisted pair
b. Coaxial
c. Fibre optic
d. Shielded twisted pair
2. Which LAN topology connects all nodes to a central hub or a switch?
a. mesh
b. star
c. bus
d. ring
3. What are the acronyms LAN and WAN short for?
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LAN: |
Local Area Network |
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WAN: |
Wide Area Network |
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a) Is the Commonwealth Bank network a LAN or a WAN? |
WAN |
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b) Is the Canning College network a LAN or a WAN? |
LAN |
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4. Explain the term bandwidth and why it is of such importance in networking.
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Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transferred through a |
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communications channel in a fixed amount of time. It is important in |
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networking because the size of the bandwidth effects how long it takes things |
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to be accessed and sent on the network |
5. A secondary school student found an interesting web site in a popular teenage magazine. However, when the web site was typed into a web browser at school, the site was not loaded into the browser. Suggest two reasons why this may have occurred.
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Reason 1: The website may be blocked by the server. |
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Reason 2: The school has a lousy internet connection. |
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Reason 3: Student typed the wrong address |
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Reason 4: Website is down or under reappear. |
