It is an external input device used to type data into some sort of computer system. It usually includes alphabetic, numerical, and common symbols used in everyday transcription.
What is a keyboard?
100
Each node is connected to a single cable. A signal from the source travels in both directions to all machines connected to the cable until it finds the intended recipient.
What is a bus topology?
100
It is a computer that hold shared files, programs, and the network operating system. It provides access to network resources to all the users of the network.
What is a server?
100
Typically, it covers computers and peripherals connected to a server within a distinct geographic area such as an office or a commercial establishment.
What is a LAN (local area network)?
200
It is an electronic device which reads printed material and converts it to digital form.
What is a scanner?
200
It is a network topology that is set up in a circular fashion in which data travels around in one direction and each device acts as a repeater to keep the signal strong as it travels.
What is a ring topology?
200
Besides wireless possibilites this medium is a faster option to connect devices within a network than using copper cables.
What are fibre-optics?
200
The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network.
What is a MAN (metropolitan area network)?
300
It is an output device for getting results on paper.
What is a printer?
300
Because every node is connected to a central node called hub or switch, the network is down if there is a fault in the central unit.
What is a star topology?
300
It allows personal computers to access files, print to a local printer, and have and use one or more disk and CD drives that are located on the computer. Examples are MS-DOS, Unix, Linux, Windows XP etc.
What is an OS (operating system)?
300
It is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance. The Internet may be considered to be this.
What is a WAN (wide area network)?
400
It is a device for use in certain system by converting standard telephone audio into a digital format that can be transmitted over the Internet, and by converting incoming digital phone signals from the Internet to standard telephone audio.
What is a VoIP phone?
400
It is a network topology in which there is a direct link between all pairs of nodes.
What is a fully connected topology?
400
It is the generic term for switches, routers and hubs.
What are intermediate/intermediary devices?
400
It is the interconnection of information technology devices within the range of an individual person, typically within a range of 10 meters.
What is a PAN (personal area network)?
500
It is a device that records people's activities in order to detect and prevent crime.
What is a security camera?
500
The result one gets when mapping the data flow between the components in opposite to a physical topology mapping the physical links of all components.
What is the logical topology of a network?
500
It is another term for end device which describes all devices connected to a network that participate directly in network communication. It can send and receive messages on the network.
What is a host?
500
It is a dedicated high-speed network (or subnetwork) that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers.