Network Components: Host Roles Quiz
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What is the role of a web server in a network?

  • Storing corporate and user files
  • Running web server software to provide web pages to clients (correct)
  • Sending requests to retrieve information from servers
  • Running email server software to provide email to clients

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

  • Running web server software to provide web pages to clients
  • Sending requests to retrieve information from servers
  • Storing corporate and user files
  • Running email server software to provide email to clients (correct)

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

  • Distributed Network
  • Peer-to-Peer Network (correct)
  • Centralized Network
  • Hybrid Network

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

    <p>Less complex setup</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of end devices in a network?

    <p>Originating or receiving messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sending requests to retrieve information from servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Wireless access point</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of an intermediary network device?

    <p>Maintain information about pathways in the network</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Metal wires within cables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a WAN network infrastructure span?

    <p>A wide geographical area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an intranet?

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

    Which type of internet connection runs over a telephone line?

    <p>DSL</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Wireless transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a LAN network infrastructure span?

    <p>A small geographical area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an extranet?

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

    What is the major benefit of satellite internet connections?

    <p>Benefit to rural areas without Internet Service Providers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Providing information to end devices through web pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sending requests to retrieve information from servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Lower cost and ease of setup</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Providing information to end devices through emails</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Transferring files and sharing printers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Storing corporate and user files</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of network infrastructure spans a small geographical area?

    <p>LAN</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major benefit of using satellite internet connections?

    <p>Beneficial for rural areas without Internet Service Providers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Cellular</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an intranet represent within an organization?

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

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

    <p>Role of intermediary devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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