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Let's Revisit

                  • The computer network means the system of interconnected computers.
                  •  The components needed for a network are Network Interface Card, networking cable,

                    hub or a switch and router.
                  •  The different types of networks are PAN, CAN, LAN, MAN and WAN.
           Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VIII  • There  are  two  types  of  computer  network  architectures—peer-to-peer  network  and
                  • Various types of topologies used in a network are bus, star, tree, ring and mesh.


                    client-server network.

                  • There are two types of wireless technologies named Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

                  • Protocol is a set of rules that governs the communication between the computers over a






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                                                     Mind Drill






                      Rapid Fire


                  1.  Tick () the correct option.

                      a.  Each computer in a network is called a ____________.

                          (i)  Node                                             (ii)  Unit

                          (iii)  Device                                         (iv)  Attachment

                      b.  A computer network that spans across a city can be called a ____________.
                          (i)  LAN                                              (ii)  MAN

                          (iii)  WAN                                            (iv)  CAN

                      c.  Which device can convert the digital data into analog signal and vice-versa?

                          (i)  Hub                                              (ii)  Router

                          (iii)  Modem                                          (iv)  LAN card

                      d.  Which computer network can be used only within an organisation?

                          (i)  Internet                                         (ii)  Intranet

                          (iii)  Both (i) and (ii)                              (iv)  None of these
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