MAY COURSE

Lesson 10

Network and Communications

A Fill in the blanks

i) Wireless
ii) Wired , wireless
iii) Star
iv) File
v) LAN

B Choose the right option

i) Bus topology
ii) Mobile phone
iii) Twisted pair cable
iv) Ring
v) MAN

C Match the following

1 Coaxial cable Wired transmission channel

2 Microwaves Wireless transmission channel

3 Workstation Terminal for the end user

4 Peer-to-peer Equivalent capabilities of computer

5 Server Manages the network

D Write answer for the following.

1 Expand NIC

Ans Network Interface Card

2 What is Wi-Fi?
Ans This technology is used to provide wireless internet access to the mobile
user with the help of Wi-Fi hotspot.

3 How many types of network topologies are there?

Ans There are three types of network topologies.

4 Name the types of networks.

Ans The different types of networks are Local Area Network, Campus Area
Network, Personal Area Network, Wide Area Network and Metropolitan Area
Network.

5 Name the basic components of the network.

Ans Server, Workstation, Network Interface Card and Hub.

Full forms

(i) NIC::- Network Interface Card

(ii) PAN:- Personal Area Network
(iii) WAN:- Wide Area Network
(iv) MAN:- Metropolitan Area Network
(v) LAN:- Local Area Network
(vi) USB:- Universal Serial Bus
(vii) Wi-Fi:- Wireless-Fidelity
(viii) CAN:- Campus Area Network
(ix) UTP:- Unshielded Twisted Pair
(x) STP:- Shielded Twisted Pair
(xi) PDA:- Personal Digital Assistant
(xii) WiMax:- Worldwide Interportability for Microwave Access

Short answer type questions:-

Q1 What is the difference between LAN and WAN?

LAN WAN

1 It stands for Local Area Network 1 It stands for Wide Area Network
 2 In this computers are 2 In this computers of very large
interconnected within a limited geographical area are
geographical area. interconnected.

3 Speed is fast. 3 Speed is slow

Q2 What is the difference between Client Server and Peer-to-peer

architecture?

Client Server Peer-to-Peer

1: It consists of a single powerful 1: It consists of multiple computers

computer acting as a server having equivalent capabilities and
connected to multiple computers responsibilities.
called CLIENTS.

2: It is generally set up in banks etc. 2: It is generally set up among few

computers.

3: It is not easy to set up. 3: It is easy to set up.

Q3 What is the difference between Wired and Wireless Network technology?

Wired network Wireless network

1 It transfers the data from one place 1It transfers the data from one place
to another with the help of wire. to another without using wire.

2 It uses Coaxial cables, Twisted pair 2 It uses microwaves, radiowaves etc

cables etc as transmission medium. as transmission medium.

Q4 What is the difference between Workstations and Server?

Workstation Server
 1 These are the computers in a 1 These are the powerful computers
network in which end –user work. which accepts request and process
it.

2 They have less memory space and 2 They have more memory space and
hard disk space than server. hard disk space than workstation.

Q5 What is the difference between Star topology and Bus topology?

Star Topology Bus Topology

1 In this all workstations are 1 In this all computers and servers

connected to a central connection are connected to the main single
point called HUB. cable.

2 In this more cable is required. 2 In this less cable is required.

Long question answers

Q1 What is networking? Give two advantages.

Ans: Computer networking is a concept where two or more computers are

connected with each other through some communication medium to share
their information and resources with each other.

Two advantages are:-

1:- Speed:- Sending and receiving files using a computer network is rapid.

2:- Security:- Sensitive files and programs on a network are protected by

password.
Q2 What are the disadvantages of connecting computers in a network?

Ans:- Some disadvantages are:-

1:- If the server develops a fault then user may not be able to run the
application programs and chance of data loss is more.

2:- If the network stops then the computers connected to network cannot be
used.

3: It becomes difficult to manage , as the number of computers on a network

increase.

Q3 What are the different components of a computer network? Explain them

briefly.

Ans: The different components of a computer network are:-

(i) SERVER- It is a computer that manages the network resources, files

and software.
(ii) WORKSTATION- It is a computer for individual use in a networking
environment.
(iii) NETWORK INTERFACE CARD(NIC)- It is a piece of hardware mounted
on motherboard which allow computers to communicate over a
computer network.
(iv) Hub- It is a device that connects multiple devices and makes them
work as a single network segment which transfers data from hub to
the other connected computers.

Q4 What is topology? Give examples.

Ans: The physical arrangement of the cables, computers and other peripheral
devices to form a network is called topology.

The three topologies are:-

(i) Bus topology

(ii) Star topology
 (iii) Ring topology

Q5 Explain the different types of topologies used in computer networks.

(i) Bus Topology- It is made up of main single cable with terminators at

both ends .Computers and the other devices including the server, are
connected to this linear cable.
(ii) Star Topology-In this all workstations are connected to a central
connection point called HUB. Hub transfers the data received by it to
the destination computer.
(iii) Ring Topology- In this every workstation has exactly two neighbours
for communication. All messages travel through a ring in the same
direction either clockwise or anticlockwise.

EXTRA QUESTIONS

Q1 How is Switch smarter than hub?

Ans HUB transfers the data received from NIC to all the computers
whereas SWITCH transfer data to specific computer.

Q2 Write short note on CAN.

Ans CAN (Campus Area Network )connects multiple LANs confined
within a campus.CAN is smaller network than MAN. For eg different
colleges connected in the same university campus is an example of
CAN.

Q3 How many types of twisted pair cables are there? Name them.
Ans There are two types of twisted pair cables. They are Shielded
Twisted Pair(STP) and Unshielded Twisted Pair.