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    Network Devices and Their Uses

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    Here are the answers to the quiz questions: 1. MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator. 2. A hub broadcasts all data to all ports, while a switch only sends data to the specific port for that device's MAC address, making switches safer. 3. A bridge connects two local area networks that use the same protocol, allowing them to function as a single LAN. 4. gateway 5. A network interface card (NIC) allows a device to connect to the internet. It is usually built into the device's hardware.

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    Network Devices and Their Uses

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    Here are the answers to the quiz questions: 1. MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator. 2. A hub broadcasts all data to all ports, while a switch only sends data to the specific port for that device's MAC address, making switches safer. 3. A bridge connects two local area networks that use the same protocol, allowing them to function as a single LAN. 4. gateway 5. A network interface card (NIC) allows a device to connect to the internet. It is usually built into the device's hardware.

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    Here are the answers to the quiz questions: 1. MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator. 2. A hub broadcasts all data to all ports, while a switch only sends data to the specific port for that device's MAC address, making switches safer. 3. A bridge connects two local area networks that use the same protocol, allowing them to function as a single LAN. 4. gateway 5. A network interface card (NIC) allows a device to connect to the internet. It is usually built into the device's hardware.

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    Network Devices and Their Uses

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    Here are the answers to the quiz questions: 1. MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator. 2. A hub broadcasts all data to all ports, while a switch only sends data to the specific port for that device's MAC address, making switches safer. 3. A bridge connects two local area networks that use the same protocol, allowing them to function as a single LAN. 4. gateway 5. A network interface card (NIC) allows a device to connect to the internet. It is usually built into the device's hardware.

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    Network devices

    and their uses


    Modems
    • Modem stands for Modulator Demodulator.
    • Modems allow computers to connect to
    networks in long distances over telephone
    lines.
    • It modulates a computer’s digital signal into
    analogue signal for transmission over
    telephone lines.
    • It can also demodulate ( do the reverse ), to
    allow the computer to process the data.
    • Modern broadband or ADSL (Asymmetrical
    Digital Subscriber Line) modems are faster
    than old dial-up modems by using fiber-optic
    cables.(Fiber-optic cables transmit data via
    fast-traveling pulses of light.)
    • The ADSL can control internet traffic over
    telephone lines as it uses wide bandwidth
    signal, i.e., it uses different frequencies to
    transmit internet signals and it doesn’t interfere
    with normal telephone traffic.
    Hubs

    •Hubs are hardware devices that can


    have a number of computers
    connected to them.
    •They carry data packets( the data
    being transmitted ) received from one
    of its ports and transport it to all the
    computers in the network (as they
    are connected in a star network).
    •It is not a safe method of data
    distribution.
    Switches

    •They are similar to hubs except that


    their data distribution is safer.
    •All devices have a unique media
    access control (MAC) address, a
    switch checks the data packet
    received and transports it to only the
    specific MAC address that is given on
    the packet.
    Bridge

    •A bridge is a device that


    connects 2 local area networks,
    working on the same protocol,
    together so that they can
    function as a single LAN.
    •It has a single input and single
    output port, thus making it a 2-
    port device.
    Router

    •A router is a device like a switch that


    routes data packets based on their IP
    (internet protocol) addresses.
    • Routers normally connect LANs and
    WANs together.
    •They have an internet cable plugged
    into it and several other cables
    connecting to computers and other
    devices on the LAN.
    Gateway

    •A gateway is a hardware device that
    acts as a "gate" between two
    networks.
    •If a network node needs to
    communicate outside its network, it
    needs to use a gateway.
    •It may be a router, firewall or
    other device that enables traffic to
    flow in and out of the network.
    Network interface card(NIC)
    • A network interface card is required for a device to connect to
    the internet.
    • It is usually inbuilt on the device hardware.

    Network cables
    Many computers use Wi-fi, but network
    cables are still used as:
    • They have faster data transfer
    • They can be more secure than wireless
    networks.
    • What does MODEM stand for?
    • How is a hub different from a
    switch?
    • What does a bridge do?
    • Complete the sentence: If a
    Quiz network node needs to
    communicate outside its network, it
    needs to use a ________.
    • What is NIC? What does it do?

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