Network Components: Host Roles Quiz

What is the role of a web server in a network?

Running web server software to provide web pages to clients

In a network, what is the role of an email server?

Running email server software to provide email to clients

What type of network design allows a device to be both a client and a server?

Peer-to-Peer Network

What is a common advantage of a Peer-to-Peer Network design?

Less complex setup Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of end devices in a network?

Originating or receiving messages Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of client devices in a network?

Sending requests to retrieve information from servers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an intermediary network device?

Wireless access point Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of an intermediary network device?

Maintain information about pathways in the network Signup and view all the answers

Which type of medium uses electrical impulses for communication across a network?

Metal wires within cables Signup and view all the answers

What does a WAN network infrastructure span?

A wide geographical area Signup and view all the answers

What is an intranet?

A private collection of LANs and WANs internal to an organization Signup and view all the answers

Which type of internet connection runs over a telephone line?

DSL Signup and view all the answers

What medium uses modulation of specific frequencies of electromagnetic waves for wireless transmission?

Wireless transmission Signup and view all the answers

What does a LAN network infrastructure span?

A small geographical area Signup and view all the answers

What is an extranet?

A private collection of LANs and WANs internal to an organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the major benefit of satellite internet connections?

Benefit to rural areas without Internet Service Providers Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a web server in a network?

Providing information to end devices through web pages Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of client devices in a network?

Sending requests to retrieve information from servers Signup and view all the answers

What is an advantage of a Peer-to-Peer Network design?

Lower cost and ease of setup Signup and view all the answers

In a network, what is the role of an email server?

Providing information to end devices through emails Signup and view all the answers

What type of tasks are Peer-to-Peer Networks commonly used for?

Transferring files and sharing printers Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a file server in a network?

Storing corporate and user files Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an intermediary device in a network?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which type of network infrastructure spans a small geographical area?

LAN Signup and view all the answers

What is the major benefit of using satellite internet connections?

Beneficial for rural areas without Internet Service Providers Signup and view all the answers

What type of internet connection uses a cell phone network to connect to the internet?

Cellular Signup and view all the answers

What does an intranet represent within an organization?

A private collection of LANs and WANs internal to an organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of management of data as it flows through a network?

Role of intermediary devices Signup and view all the answers

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

Glass or plastic fibers within cables (fiber-optic cable) Signup and view all the answers

Network Components: Host Roles Quiz

Questions and Answers

What is the role of a web server in a network?

In a network, what is the role of an email server?

What type of network design allows a device to be both a client and a server?

What is a common advantage of a Peer-to-Peer Network design?

What is the role of end devices in a network?

What is the primary function of client devices in a network?

Which of the following is an example of an intermediary network device?

What is the primary function of an intermediary network device?

Which type of medium uses electrical impulses for communication across a network?

What does a WAN network infrastructure span?

What is an intranet?

Which type of internet connection runs over a telephone line?

What medium uses modulation of specific frequencies of electromagnetic waves for wireless transmission?

What does a LAN network infrastructure span?

What is an extranet?

What is the major benefit of satellite internet connections?

What is the role of a web server in a network?

What is the primary function of client devices in a network?

What is an advantage of a Peer-to-Peer Network design?

In a network, what is the role of an email server?

What type of tasks are Peer-to-Peer Networks commonly used for?

What is the role of a file server in a network?

What is the role of an intermediary device in a network?

Which type of network infrastructure spans a small geographical area?

What is the major benefit of using satellite internet connections?

What type of internet connection uses a cell phone network to connect to the internet?

What does an intranet represent within an organization?

What is the primary function of management of data as it flows through a network?

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

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