Task 2. Answer the questions.
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1. What is a computer network?
2. What does a computer network consist of?
3. What are computers on a network connected for?
4. What is a “node” in a computer network?
5. How may the computers on a network be linked?
6. What function does a network system have in addition to physically connecting computers and communication devices?
7. What are the two popular architectures used at present?
8. What is a local-area network?
9. What dictates the physical structure of a network?
10. What is the generally accepted maximum size for a LAN?
11. What wiring technologies for a LAN are there at present?
12. What does a LAN typically include?
13. What is a LAN controlled by?
14. What may LAN users have access to?
15. What is a “bridge”?
16. What is a “gateway”?
17. What is a router used for?
18. What is a wide-area network?
19. How may computer networks be linked?
20. What are WANs typically used for?
21. What do WANs built by Internet providers provide?
22. What are WANs most often built of?
23. What is the Internet?
24. What are networks within the Internet linked by?
25. What is a network protocol?
Task 3. Give synonyms (a) and antonyms (b) for the words below:
a) tap into sth, allow, link, cover (îõîïëþâàòè), area, variety, seamless, various, common, topology, particular, typically, via;
b) transmission, highlight, allow, enable, cover (íàêðèâàòè), accept, variety, individual, various, different, particular, generally, connect.
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