16 The Networking and Internet Basics

Let’s Think
‧Internet backbone in office or school buildings
‧Endoscopy in surgical operations

Concept Map
1. H
2. F
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. E
8. G

Concept Checker
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. T

Multiple Choice Questions

1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. A
Short Questions
1. (a) Client/server network. It is because all ticket counters have to mark and sell
tickets from the same database stored on the network server. (1)
(b) Wide area network. It is because the LANs of the branches have to link to each
other via public communication. (1)
(c) Peer-to-peer network. It is because it is the simplest way to share hardware
resources with low set-up cost. (1)

2. The optical fibre cable is much more expensive. (1)

Extra equipment is needed for signal conversion. (1)
It is difficult to modify the layout of a network built with optical fibre cables. (1)
The data transmission speed is too high for most network devices. (1)

3. (a) A router is a device that translates signals from different networks. (1) It is also
responsible for the connectivity between different types of LANs and between
a LAN and the Internet. (1)
(b) The wireless router contains the function of an access point and a switch so that it
acts as a connecting device for wireless devices as well as wired computers. (2)
(c) ‧Use infra-red.
‧Form a peer-to-peer network using the Wi-Fi connection and share the file with
the PDA.
‧Use Bluetooth.
(any two  1)

4. (a) The wireless signal coverage has extended beyond his home (1) and he has not set
up proper security measures to prevent unauthorized devices from accessing the
wireless access point. (1)
(b) ‧Activate the encryption key function that only the users with the correct keys can
access the wireless access point.
‧Modify the setting of the wireless access point so that it responds to devices with
specific MAC addresses only.
‧Reallocate the wireless access point so that unknown users cannot access the
wireless access point.
(any one  2)
5. (a) Network interface card (1)
(b) (i)
Client Client Client Client

(Correct topology: 1 Server Printer

Correct devices: 1
Correct labels: 1)

(ii) ‧The server can provide security control on the resources.

‧The server can provide different levels of services for various clients.
(any one  1)
(c) Router (1)

Long Questions
1. (a) Joey: cable modem (2)
Ken: ADSL (2)
(b) Joey should subscribe ADSL broadband service (1) because ADSL connection does
not share bandwidth with other users so that the browsing speed is constant all
the time. (1) Ken should subscribe SDSL broadband service (1) because the upload
speed of SDSL connection is as fast as the download speed. (1)
(c) (i) Power line adapters communicate with each other via the electrical wiring.
Unlike wireless network, the signal will not be detected or accessed by other
devices. (1)
(ii) Power line adapters have higher and more stable data transmission rate than
wireless connection. (1)
(iii) Power line adapters are more expensive than the wireless devices necessary
for building the network. (1)
Their performance can be affected by the usage of electrical power at home.
(1)
2. (a) Switch (1) and hub (1)
(b) Set-up 1 Set-up 2
(i) Sharing printers   (1)
(ii) Sending data between computers   (1)
(iii) Sharing other computer resources   (1)
(iv) Controlling the printing service when Computer 2 is off   (1)

(c) Set-up 2. It is because Computer 2 in the set-up 1 must be configured to share the
laser printer with Computer 1. (2)
(d) Set-up 2. It is because the network set-up requires a network printer to provide
printing services to both computers. The cost of a network printer is higher than
one without network interface. (2)
(e) It is not necessary to switch on Computer 2 before Computer 1 can print. (1)
It would not slow down Computer 2 when processing the print jobs sent from
Computer 1. (1)