Networking

Question 1

What is a network?

Answer 1

Interconnection of two or more computing devices.

Question 2

What can a network do?

Answer 2

• File sharing between two computers
• Video chatting across different parts of the world
• Surfing the Web
• Instant messaging (IM) between computer with IM software installed.
• E-mail
• Voice over IP (VoIP)
• A converged network is one that transports multiple forms of traffic (video, voice, and
  data)

Question 3

Physical elements of network components?

Answer 3

laptop, switch, router, wireless access point, the cabling used to connect the devices

Question 4

Software elements of network components?

Answer 4

Anything that provides information in response to a request like email hosting services and web hosting services.