NOCTI MECHATRONICS ACTUAL FINALS ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are switches? - ✔✔Devices that connect multiple devices within a network and
facilitate communication between them.
✔✔What are hubs? - ✔✔Older devices that connect multiple devices together but
operate at a lower level and lack the intelligence of switches.
✔✔What are firewalls? - ✔✔Devices or software that protect the network by monitoring
and controlling incoming and outgoing network traffic.
✔✔What are modems? - ✔✔Devices that enable communication between a computer
network and an external network, such as the internet.
✔✔What are Ethernet cables? - ✔✔Commonly used to connect devices within a local
area network (LAN). Examples include Category 5e (Cat5e) or Category 6 (Cat6)
cables.
✔✔What are fiber optic cables? - ✔✔Transmit data as pulses of light and are used for
high-speed and long-distance connections.
✔✔What are network interface cards (NICs)? - ✔✔Hardware components that allow
devices to connect to a network by providing physical network connectivity.
✔✔What are wireless network adapters? - ✔✔Devices that enable wireless connectivity
to a network, typically using Wi-Fi.
✔✔What are file servers? - ✔✔Store and manage files and allow users to access and
share them within the network.
✔✔What are application servers? - ✔✔Provide specific services or applications to
network clients.
, ✔✔What are database servers? - ✔✔Store and manage databases, allowing clients to
access and manipulate data.
✔✔What are computers? - ✔✔Desktop computers, laptops, or workstations that
connect to the network to access resources and services.
✔✔What are mobile devices? - ✔✔Smartphones, tablets, or other portable devices that
connect to the network wirelessly.
✔✔What is TCP/IP? - ✔✔The fundamental protocol suite for communication in most
computer networks.
✔✔What is a network? - ✔✔A group of interconnected devices that can communicate
and share resources.
✔✔What is a local area network (LAN)? - ✔✔A network that covers a small geographic
area, such as a home, office, or building.
✔✔What is a wide area network (WAN)? - ✔✔A network that covers a large geographic
area, such as a city, country, or even the world.
✔✔What is Wi-Fi? - ✔✔A wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to
provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections.
✔✔What is Ethernet? - ✔✔Wired LAN connection
✔✔What is Wi-Fi? - ✔✔Wireless network protocol
✔✔What is DNS? - ✔✔Translates domain names to IP addresses
✔✔What is DHCP? - ✔✔Assigns IP addresses dynamically
✔✔What are Email Servers, Web Servers, FTP Servers, etc.? - ✔✔Provide specific
network services to clients
✔✔What are VPNs? - ✔✔Securely extend private network over public network
✔✔What are IDS and IPS? - ✔✔Monitor and protect network from unauthorized access
or malicious activities
✔✔What are Authentication Servers? - ✔✔Verify user identities and control access to
network resources
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are switches? - ✔✔Devices that connect multiple devices within a network and
facilitate communication between them.
✔✔What are hubs? - ✔✔Older devices that connect multiple devices together but
operate at a lower level and lack the intelligence of switches.
✔✔What are firewalls? - ✔✔Devices or software that protect the network by monitoring
and controlling incoming and outgoing network traffic.
✔✔What are modems? - ✔✔Devices that enable communication between a computer
network and an external network, such as the internet.
✔✔What are Ethernet cables? - ✔✔Commonly used to connect devices within a local
area network (LAN). Examples include Category 5e (Cat5e) or Category 6 (Cat6)
cables.
✔✔What are fiber optic cables? - ✔✔Transmit data as pulses of light and are used for
high-speed and long-distance connections.
✔✔What are network interface cards (NICs)? - ✔✔Hardware components that allow
devices to connect to a network by providing physical network connectivity.
✔✔What are wireless network adapters? - ✔✔Devices that enable wireless connectivity
to a network, typically using Wi-Fi.
✔✔What are file servers? - ✔✔Store and manage files and allow users to access and
share them within the network.
✔✔What are application servers? - ✔✔Provide specific services or applications to
network clients.
, ✔✔What are database servers? - ✔✔Store and manage databases, allowing clients to
access and manipulate data.
✔✔What are computers? - ✔✔Desktop computers, laptops, or workstations that
connect to the network to access resources and services.
✔✔What are mobile devices? - ✔✔Smartphones, tablets, or other portable devices that
connect to the network wirelessly.
✔✔What is TCP/IP? - ✔✔The fundamental protocol suite for communication in most
computer networks.
✔✔What is a network? - ✔✔A group of interconnected devices that can communicate
and share resources.
✔✔What is a local area network (LAN)? - ✔✔A network that covers a small geographic
area, such as a home, office, or building.
✔✔What is a wide area network (WAN)? - ✔✔A network that covers a large geographic
area, such as a city, country, or even the world.
✔✔What is Wi-Fi? - ✔✔A wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to
provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections.
✔✔What is Ethernet? - ✔✔Wired LAN connection
✔✔What is Wi-Fi? - ✔✔Wireless network protocol
✔✔What is DNS? - ✔✔Translates domain names to IP addresses
✔✔What is DHCP? - ✔✔Assigns IP addresses dynamically
✔✔What are Email Servers, Web Servers, FTP Servers, etc.? - ✔✔Provide specific
network services to clients
✔✔What are VPNs? - ✔✔Securely extend private network over public network
✔✔What are IDS and IPS? - ✔✔Monitor and protect network from unauthorized access
or malicious activities
✔✔What are Authentication Servers? - ✔✔Verify user identities and control access to
network resources
