Networks

What is a server?

• Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
• Computers that ask for the services a server provides
• Physical connection between devices
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What is a client?

• Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
• Computers that ask for the services a server provides
• Physical connection between devices
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What is  a communication media?

• Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
• Computers that ask for the services a server provides
• Physical connection between devices
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What is a resource?

• Any peripheral device
• A person that uses a client
• Rules for networks and communications
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What is a protocol?

• Any peripheral device
• A person that uses a client
• Rules for networks and communications
• A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data

What is a network?

• Two or more computers connected to each other
• Computers in a circle
• Clients receiving data from servers
• Spiders doing a job

Which of these is NOT an advantage of networks?

• Sharing peripheral devices such as printers and scanners
• Possible to communicate globally
• Can protect against viruses
• PCs can be backed up and updated by one central PC

What does a computer network allow computers to share?

• Electricity

• Resources

• Mice

What does LAN stand for?

• Logical Analogue Network

• Laser Assisted Network

• Local Area Network

Which of the following statements about a network is FALSE?

• Resources such as printers can be shared

• Viruses can spread to other computers throughout a computer network

• Files cannot be shared between users