Network Devices

Discussed below are a few important network devices from the exam point of view:
Network Repeater – Used to generate incoming electrical, wireless or optical signals

Network Hub – It is a small network device. It joins multiple computers together to form a
single network segment. On this segment, all computers can interact with each other

Network Switch – It is a small hardware device which joins multiple computers together with
a single LAN

Network Router – This device interfaces in multiple networks whose task is to copy packa-
ges from one network to another. It provides connectivity inside enterprises, between Enter-
prises and the Internet and within an ISP

Network Bridge – It reads the outermost section of the data packet to tell where the message
is going. It reduces the traffic on other network segments.

Modem – This device converts digital signals into analog signals. It is always placed between
a telephone and a computer system

Network Topologies
Given below are the eight types of Network Topologies:
 Point to Point Topology – Point to Point topology is the simplest topology that connects two
nodes directly together with a common link.

 Bus Topology – A bus topology is such that there is a single line to which all nodes are con-
nected and the nodes connect only to the bus

 Mesh Topology – This type of topology contains at least two nodes with two or more paths
between them

 Ring Topology – In this topology every node has exactly two branches connected to it. The
ring is broken and cannot work if one of the nodes on the ring fails

 Star Topology – In this network topology, the peripheral nodes are connected to a central
node, which rebroadcasts all the transmissions received from any peripheral node to all per-
ipheral nodes on the network, including the originating node

 Tree Topology – In this type of topology nodes are connected in the form of a tree. The func-
tion of the central node in this topology may be distributed

 Line Topology – in this topology all the nodes are connected in a straight line

 Hybrid Topology – When two more types of topologies combine together, they form a Hy-
brid topology
 MCQ
Q 1. Which of the following is not a type of network topology?
1. Ring

2. Star

3. Circle

4. Bus

5. All of the above are a type of network topology

Answer: (2) Circle

Q 2. The network device converts digital signals into analog signals and can be connected through a tele-
phone is called _____
1. Modem

2. Hotspot

3. Router

4. Bridge

5. Switch

Answer: (1) Modem

Q 3. Which of the following terms is related to sending data to a satellite?
1. Uplink

2. Modem

3. Switch

4. Modular

5. Downlink

Answer: (1) Uplink

Q 4. ______ topology is the simplest topology that connects two nodes directly together with a common
link.
1. Point to Point

2. Line

3. Ring

4. Star

5. None of the above

Answer: (1) Point to Point

Q 5. Which is the shortest network covering network?

1. LAN

2. MAN

3. WAN

4. PAN

5. VPN

Answer: (4) Personal Area Network (PAN)

Q 6. When two or more topologies connect together, they are called ______
1. Tree Topology

2. Cluster Topology

3. Hybrid Topology

4. Mesh Topology

5. Line Topology

Answer: (3) Hybrid Topology

Q 7. ATM is a form of _____

1. Local Area Network

2. Wide Area Network

3. Metropolitan Area Network

4. Personal Area Network

5. Virtual Private Network

Answer: (3) Metropolitan Area Network

Q 8. _______ is a small hardware device which joins multiple computers together with a single LAN.
1. Modem

2. Switch

3. Modular

4. Router

5. Bridge

Answer: (2) Switch

Q 9. A collection of various computers into a single coherent system, provided to a client, is called
_______.
1. Distributed System

2. Computer Network

3. Systematic Network

4. Collective Network

5. None of the above

Answer: (1) Distributed System

Q 10. A network which is constructed by using public wires to connect to a private network is called
______
1. Local Area Network

2. Wide Area Network

3. Metropolitan Area Network

4. Personal Area Network

5. Virtual Private Network

Answer: (5) Virtual Private Network

Q-11. A unit of data made into a single package that travels along a given network path is called
________.
1. Data Packet

2. Modem

3. Internet Data

4. Transmitter

5. None of the above

Answer: (1) Data Packet

Q 12. What is the size of an IPv6 IP address?

1. 64 bits

2. 1024 bits

3. 128 bits

4. 32 bits

5. 546 bits

Answer: (3) 128 bits

Q 13. What is the traditional technology used for connecting devices in a WAN, LAN and MAN, en-
abling them to communicate with each other via a protocol?
1. ARPANET

2. Ethernet

3. DRPANET

4. IP

5. None of the above

Answer: (2) Ethernet

Q 14. What is the full form of Wi-fi?

1. Wireless Field

2. Wireless Facility

3. Wireless Fidelity

4. Wirefree Field

5. Wirefree Facility

Answer: (3) Wireless Fidelity

Q 15. What is the full form of HTML?

1. Hypertext Markup Language

2. Hypertext Markup Links

3. HyperText Marketing Links

4. HyperText Management List

5. HyperText Memory Listing

Answer: (1) HyperText Markup Language

Q 16. Which was the first host-to-host network connection?

1. Internet

2. ARPANET

3. ETHERNET

4. APARNET

5. None of the above

Answer: (2) ARPANET

Q 17. HTML is a ______

1. Website

2. Scripting Language

3. Web Browser

4. Search Engine

5. Network Connection

Answer: (2) Scripting Language

Q 18. What is the full form for FTP?

1. Fast Transferring Portal

2. File Transfer Protocol

3. File Text Processor

4. Fast Text Processor

5. File Transmitter Process

Answer: (2) File Transfer Protocol

Q 19. How long is an IPv4 address?

1. 62 bits

2. 32 bits

3. 16 bits

4. 128 bits

5. 64 bits

Answer: (2) 32 bits

Q 20. _____ is the computer protocol used by the Internet.

1. TCP/ IP

2. WWW

3. HTTPS

4. HTML

5. FTP

Answer: (1) TCP/ IP