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Computer Networks

Chapter 1 covers the fundamentals of computer networks, including definitions of key terms such as Internet, website, modem, hub, router, and bandwidth. It also discusses the components of data communication, benefits of networking, types of wired media, and various network topologies. Additionally, it provides information on network protocols and their importance in communication between devices.

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Computer Networks

Chapter 1 covers the fundamentals of computer networks, including definitions of key terms such as Internet, website, modem, hub, router, and bandwidth. It also discusses the components of data communication, benefits of networking, types of wired media, and various network topologies. Additionally, it provides information on network protocols and their importance in communication between devices.

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Chapter 1: Computer Networks

Q1. Fill in the blanks

1. A network can be of any Size


2. Your computer is a workstation on the network.
3. A gateway is a device that connects dissimilar networks.
4. A MAN is a collection of Local Area Networks within a city.
5. A Star topology has a minimal line cost
6. A file server is a computer that distributes application programs and
data files to the workstation.

Q2. Multiple choice Questions

1. Inter-connection of various devices is called networking


 Chatting
 Networking
 Internet
2. Peripheral devices connected to the network are called workstations.
 Servers
 Workstations
 Resources
3. Which of the following is the most expensive network topology
 Star
 Mesh
 Bus

Q2. Define

 Internet: Internet is network of networks. It consists of millions of


smaller networks worldwide. It is publicly accessible and transmits data
using the standard Internet Protocol(IP)
 Website: A website is like a book that contains many pages. It is a
collection of related web pages to provide information about many
things such as person, business organisation, education or games.

 Modem: MODEM (Modulator Demodulator) is an electronic device that


enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines and convert
digital signals into analog signals.

 Hub: A Hub is a hardware device that is used to connect several


computers together. When a hub receives a data packet, it transmits
those data packets to all connected devices.

 Router: A router is a communication device that is used to connect two


networks, such as two LANs. It is used to share packets from one source
machine to the destination machine by shortest path.

 Bandwidth: Bandwidth is defined as the amount of data that can be


transmitted in a fixed amount of time.

Q3. Answer the following

1. Name Components of Data Communication.


The components of Data Communication are
 Message
 Sender
 Receiver
 Communication Medium
 Protocol

2. Give benefits of having your devices connected over a network.


 Ease of access : All the data will be easily accessible whenever
required
 Sharing Information: Sharing of messages, programs, files will
become much easier

 Security: Before accessing information on a network, user must


enter a Username and Password. This ensures complete security
over the network.

 Work from home: If the device is connected over the network ,


one can access the network even by sitting at home

3. Name types of wired media


 Shielded Twisted Pair Cable
 Coaxial Cable
 Optical Fibre Cable

4. Name different types of networks


 PAN (Personal Area Network)
 LAN (Local Area Network)
 CAN (Campus Area Network)
 MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
 WAN (Wide Area Network)

5. What is a topology? Name different types of topologies


A topology is arrangement of devices over a network.
Star, Ring , Bus and Mesh are different types of topologies.

6. Describe network in your words.


A network is a group of devices connected to one another.

7. What is a network protocol? Gives two examples


A network protocol defines the rules for communication between
network devices.
Examples:
 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP): It is a protocol that puts the
packets back in the right order.
 Hypertext Transfer protocol (HTTP): It is a set of rules for
transferring files(text, images, sound, video and other multimedia
files) on the World Wide Web.

Q4. Write full forms of:

 URL :Uniform Resource Locator


 LAN: Local Area Network
 WWW: world wide web
 TCP : Transmission Control Protocol
 PAN: Personal area Network
 MAN: Metropolitan area network
 HTTP:Hypertext transfer protocol
 Wi Fi: Wireless Fidelity

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