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Question 1

Expand the following:


(a) ARPANET
(b) MAC
(c) ISP
(d) URI
Answer
(a) ARPANET — Advanced Research Project Agency Network
(b) MAC — Media Access Control
(c) ISP — Internet Service Provider
(d) URL — Uniform Resource Locator

Question 2

What do you understand by the term network?


Answer
A network is an interconnected collection of autonomous computing
devices that can share and exchange information and resources.

Question 3

Mention any two main advantages of using a network of computing


devices.
Answer
The two main advantages of using a network of computing devices are
as follows:
1. Resource Sharing — Through a network, data, software and
hardware resources can be shared irrespective of the physical
location of the resources and the user.
2. Reliability — A file can have its copies on two or more computers
of the network, so if one of them is unavailable, the other copies
could be used. That makes a network more reliable.

Question 4

Differentiate between LAN and WAN.


Answer

LAN WAN

LAN stands for Local Area Network. WAN stands for Wide Area Network.

Small computer networks that are The networks spread across


confined to a localized area up to countries or on a very big
1km are known as Local Area geographical area are known as
Network. Wide Area Network.

It usually costs less to set it up. It costs higher to set it up.

It is usually a network of many


It is usually a single network.
networks.

LANs facilitate information sharing, WANs facilitate information sharing


enhanced communication and and enhanced communication
resource sharing. primarily.

Question 5

Two universities in different States want to transfer information. Which


type of network they need to use for this?
Answer
When two universities located in different states want to transfer
information between them, they would use a Wide Area Network
(WAN). WANs are designed to connect devices over long distances,
such as between different cities, states, or countries.

Question 6

What is the significance of MAC address?


Answer
The MAC (Media Access Control) address is the physical address,
which is assigned to the hardware network card (Network Interface
Card), of the host computer and remains fixed. The machine on which
the NIC is attached, can be physically identified on the network using its
MAC address. The NIC manufacturer assigns a MAC address which is
a 6 byte address (48 bits) with each byte separated by a colon. The first
three bytes (24 bits) of MAC address are the manufacturer-id or the
organizational unique identifier (OUI) and the last three bytes (24 bits)
are the card-number.

Question 7

How is IP address different from MAC address? Discuss briefly.


Answer
IP address, also known as Internet Protocol address, is a unique
address that can be used to uniquely identify each node in a network.
However, unlike MAC address, IP address can change if a node is
removed from one network and connected to another network. A
sample IP address looks like: 192.168.0.178.
The MAC (Media Access Control) address is the physical address,
which is assigned to the hardware network card (Network Interface
Card), of the host computer and remains fixed. The machine on which
the NIC is attached, can be physically identified on the network using its
MAC address. A sample MAC address looks like: FC:F8:AE:CE:7B:16.
Question 8

Among LAN, MAN, and WAN, which has the highest speed and which
one can cover the largest area?
Answer
LAN (Local Area Network) offers the highest speed and WAN (Wide
Area Network) covers the largest area.
Question : What are the difference between LAN, MAN and WAN.
Property LAN MAN WAN

Range 10m to 1 km < 50kms 100 kms -1000 kms

Owned by service Owned by service


Owned by individuals or
Ownership providers or government providers or government
Organizations
agencies. agencies

More expensive than Most expensive of the


Cost Relatively inexpensive
LANs three.

Transmission Very high (up to 10 Gbps or Moderate (up to 1


Slower (up to 45Mbps)
Speed more) Gbps)

can be any topology, can be any topology,


Typically Star or Bus
Topology but most commonly but most commonly
topology
Ring or Mesh Mesh Topology

Internet, international
Home Networks, Small City wide networks,
Example leased lines, satellite
office, Schools cable TV networks
links.

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