Chapter-1

Objective Questions
Dear students, the answers of the blanks are as follows:

1. Networking refers to a group of autonomous computers interconnected to each other to

share resources.
2. Transmission in a network is quiet accurate and fast.
3. Using a network, people can communicate with one another all over the world.
4. Personal Area network spans over an area near an individual.
5. Metropolitan Area network spans over a city.
6. Local Area network spans over a small area, usually within a room or a building.
7. Wide Area network spans over countries and continents.
8. Network Architecture refers to design of a computer network.
9. In Client/Server architecture the server hosts, delivers, and manages most of the resources
and services to be consumed by the client.
10. In Peer-to-Peer architecture each device has the same capability and responsibility.
11. Workgroup software allows many users to work on a document or project concurrently.
12. Network Architecture defines the framework for the network’s physical components and
their functional organization.
13. NIC stands for Network Interface Card.
14. The full form of MAC address is Media Access Control.
15. A hub does broadcasting, while switch does unicasting.
16. Repeaters are used for long distance transmission of data in a network.
17. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider.
18. A router performs traffic directing functions on the Internet.
19. A bridge connects one LAN with another LAN that uses same protocol.
20. Repeater ensures that the signal does not get lost over long distance transmission.
21. A router is a device that forwards data packets along networks.
22. The arrangement of computers within a network is called topology.
23. The arrangement of computers in ring topology is in the form of a loop.
24. In star topology all nodes are connected to a central node or concentrator.
25. An alternate route exist in mesh topology.
26. Bluetooth technology has frequency range between 2.402GHz to 2.480GHz.
27. In mesh topology all nodes in a network are to be connected to every other node within the
network.
28. For wireless communication, electromagnetic waves are used.
29. The frequency of electromagnetic waves are measured in Hertz.
30. The maximum range of communication for Bluetooth technology is 10 metre.
31. Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity.
32. Full form for GPS is Global Positioning System.
33. A hotspot is a venue that offers Wi-Fi access.
34. Bengaluru is the first Indian city to offer free Wi-Fi hotspots.
35. WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access.
36. The maximum range of communication for fixed station WiMAX is 50 Kilometre.
37. WiMAX requires a tower called WiMAX Base Station.
38. The user-end point in WiMAX technology is called WIMAX subscriber unit.
39. Dongles are also called USB modem.
40. The frequency range of Infrared wave is 300GHz to 400THz.
41. The maximum range of communication for Infrared wave is 5 metre.
42. Radio waves travel in a straight line.
43. A bus topology uses a single length of transmission medium to which various nodes are
attached.
44. Infrared waves are used in wireless communications, monitoring and control applications.
45. A switch receives data from one port and forwards it only to that computer for which it is
intended by looking at the MAC address of that machine.