Task 9: Match the columns in order to complete the definitions.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 494.

Task 8. Make up all possible questions to the sentences below.

1. A computer network consists of two or more computers.

2. A local-area network covers a local area.

3. The topology of a network dictates its physical structure.

4. At present, there are two common wiring technologies for a LAN.

5. File servers enable each computer on the network to access a common set of files.

6. A LAN is controlled by LAN operating system software.

7. LAN users may also have access to other LANs or tap into wide-area networks.

8. "Gateways" convert data as it passes between systems.

9. A router is used to make the connection between LANs.

10. WANs are most often built of leased lines.

1. A gateway is an interface...

2. A bridge is a hardware and software combination...

3. A backbone is a network transmission path...

4. A router is a special computer...

5. A network is a number of computers and peripherals...

6. A LAN is a network...

7. A server is a powerful computer...

8. A client is a network computer...

9. A thin client is a simple computer...

10. A hub is an electronic device...

A) ...connecting computers over a small distance such as within a company.

B) ...directing messages when several networks are linked.

C) ...used for accessing a service on a server.

D) ...connecting all the data cabling in a network.

E) ...used to connect the same type of networks.

F) ...comprising a processor and memory, display, keyboard, mouse and hard drives only.

G) ...linked together.

H) ...enabling dissimilar networks to communicate.

I) ...handling major data traffic.

J) ...storing data shared by all the clients in the network.