Q: Local Area Networks (LANs) GCSE

Which statement best defines what a network is?

What is the name given to any device connected to a network?

Which best describes what a ‘Local Area Network’ is?

Tick the 4 different devices required to set up a LAN.

Which device is required if you wish to connect a LAN to the internet?

“All computers have the same status”…is a characteristic of which type of network?

Select the device being described. “This device converts the data signals from a nodes into data signals that can be transferred across the network”.

Select the device being described. “This device is considered as an ‘intelligent device’ as it sends data packets to the nodes or segments where the data is needed, rather than being broadcast to the whole network”.

Tick the 4 types of network topology.

Which topology is being described? “There is only one cable which all nodes are connected to. Therefore the cost of setting up this network is low. However, because data travels both ways along one cable, data collides which can slow the network down.”

Which topology is being described? “All cables connect to a hub or a switch and therefore data doesn’t share one cable, which results in fewer data collisions and therefore a faster network. However, this is a very expensive topology as it requires a lot of cable”