Network hardware
3.4What the syllabus asks of you
- Understand that a computer needs a network interface card (NIC) to access a network
- Understand what is meant by, and the purpose • A network interface card is given a MAC of, a media access control (MAC) address, address at the point of manufacture including its structure • MAC addresses are usually written as hexadecimal • MAC addresses are created using the manufacturer code and the serial code
- (a) Understand what is meant by, and the • An IP address is allocated by the network and it purpose of, an internet protocol (IP) address can be static or dynamic (b) Understand that there are different types of • Including the characteristics of, and differences IP address between, IPv4 and IPv6
- Describe the role of a router in a network • A router sends data to a specific destination on a network • A router can assign IP addresses • A router can connect a local network to the internet
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Chapter 3: Network hardware
Drill this topic
All 4 questions on Network hardware, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
4 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.