Computer Networks (1)

What type of network (topology) is this?

• Lined network

• Star network

• Peer to peer network

• Bus network

Label the hardware in this network

b

c

d

e

a

Ethernet cable

Network server

PC client

Switch

Laptop client

Answer explanation

The network server is connected to the switch with an ethernet cable.

Each client in this network is connected to the switch with an ethernet cable.

This is a star network.

How many switches are shown in this network?

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How many servers are shown in this network?

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How many laptop clients are shown in this network?

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How many PC clients are shown in this network?

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What is it that joins all this hardware together?

• Electricity cables

• Bluetooth

• Ethernet cables

• Wi-Fi

Match the following

• switch

• connects all the devices together

• ethernet cable

• a device on the network

• client

• all clients connect to this with cables

• file server

• a powerful computer that stores, saves and serves documents to clients

This is a ____ network.

This is a ​ (a)   network. All ​ (b)   have a cable that goes back to the ​ (c)   .

• star
• clients
• switch
• bus
• line
• screens
• servers
• server
• screen