Questiоn 3 – Netwоrks 3.1 Netwоrks hаve become so common thаt life without networks is unmаnageable. Our cell phone to the cell phone service providers, our home computers to the internet, our schools and our offices, all use networks of some type or another. A network consists of 4 main components – Node, Network Interface Controller (NIC), Network Operating System (NOS) and a communication medium. We have two main types of communication media, namely wired and unwired (wireless). 3.1.1 Name any two network operating systems used for tablets or smartphones. (2) 3.1.2 Name any one operating system used for laptop or desktop computers. (1) 3.1.3 Is the operating system named above also a network operating system? (1) 3.2 3.2.1 What is a network topology? (2) 3.2.2 Name one common topology other than the answer in 1.1.5 above. (1) 3.3 There are two main types of networks, client/server and peer-to-peer. 3.3.1 Describe, briefly, the role of peers, clients and servers in the above configurations. (6) 3.3.2 In a business environment, which would you use. Motivate. (3) 3.4 Network protocols 3.4.1 What is a network protocol? (2) 3.4.2 TCP/IP is a very popular suite of protocols – Expand TCP/IP (2) 3.4.3 IMAP and POP3 are two of the protocols in the above suite. What are they used for? How does IMAP function? (4) 3.5 3.5.1 Do a rough simple sketch of a star topology. (4) 3.5.2 A central device that connects all the network devices in a star topology is called a …. (1) 3.5.3 Briefly describe the function of this device. (2) [31]
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