Network Components and Host Roles Quiz

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Which network component is responsible for maintaining information about what pathways exist in the network?

Switches

Wireless access points

Firewalls

Routers (correct)

What type of medium uses pulses of light for communication across a network?

Glass or plastic fibers within cables (fiber-optic cable) (correct)

Wireless transmission

Electrical impulses

Metal wires within cables

Which network component is responsible for notifying other devices of errors and communication failures?

Firewalls

Switches (correct)

Routers

Wireless access points

Which network component uses modulation of specific frequencies of electromagnetic waves for wireless transmission?

Wireless access points Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a server in a network?

To provide information to end devices Signup and view all the answers

In a peer-to-peer network, what is a disadvantage of having no centralized administration?

Complexity Signup and view all the answers

What type of server software runs on an email server?

Email server software Signup and view all the answers

Which device role originates and receives data messages in a network?

End device Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of a peer-to-peer network?

Transferring files and sharing printers Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a client in a network?

To send requests to servers Signup and view all the answers

What do physical topology diagrams illustrate?

The physical location of intermediary devices and cable installation Signup and view all the answers

What network type connects hundreds of millions of computers worldwide?

World Wide Network Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a Network Interface Card (NIC)?

Connecting devices to the network Signup and view all the answers

Which network type is used to enable computers within a home or remote office to connect to a corporate network?

Small Office/Home Office Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a Logical topology diagram?

Illustrate devices, ports, and the addressing scheme of the network Signup and view all the answers

What do Small Home Networks connect to?

A few computers to each other and the Internet Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a LAN and a WAN?

LANs are within a small geographical area, while WANs span a wide geographical area Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the internet?

It connects LANs using WANs Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of an intranet?

To create a private network accessible only to the organization's members Signup and view all the answers

Which group was developed to help maintain structure on the internet?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of WANs in relation to LANs?

To connect LANs over wide geographical areas Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of ICANN in relation to the internet?

Maintaining structure on the internet Signup and view all the answers

Which component is responsible for maintaining information about what pathways exist in the network?

Routers Signup and view all the answers

What are LANs and WANs described as in terms of area coverage?

Local and Wide respectively Signup and view all the answers

What is the main responsibility of WANs in relation to end devices?

Interconnecting LANs over wide geographical areas Signup and view all the answers