1.3 Networks CS Assess

What are advantages of networking computers?

What does WAN stand for?

• Wide Area Network
• Wifi Access Network

• Wireless Access Node

• Wired access node

What is the definition of ‘bandwidth’?

What does the acronym Mbps stand for?

• Megabits per second
• Megabytes Per second

• Megabits per Section

• Megabytes per section

Write about the impact that bandwidth can have on the performance of a network. In your answer you might consider: the speed of the network, the type of media being accessed, the number of users.

What are the differences and similarities between a LAN and a WAN?

A large supermarket chain is setting up a new client server network. What is meant by the term ‘client server network’?

You plan to use a peer network model for a business. What reasons do you have chosen this network model?

A home internet connection goes through a hybrid device. What three network devices does it typically contain?

What does DNS stand for?