Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. In a small office, a broadband router is often used to connect several computers to a DSL network. 
2. Information transferred over switches is generally public unless specified by the host computer. 
3. A switch is a device that connects multiple computers into a network in which multiple communications links can be in operation simultaneously. 
4. A switch can have hundred or more ports to connect computers. 
5. Home routers that run your Internet connection usually incorporate both a router and a switch in the same box. 

Answer 1

1. TRUE - In a small office, a broadband router is often used to connect several computers to a DSL network.
2. FALSE - Information transmitted over switches is generally private, unless it is specifically meant to be broadcast to all the computers on the network.
3. TRUE - A switch is a device that connects multiple computers into a network in which multiple communications links can be in operation simultaneously.
4. TRUE- Switches range in size from four-and eight-port models (connecting four or eight computers or printers) in home networks, to 24-and 48-port models (connecting 24 or 48 devices) common in business networks, to very large switches with hundreds of ports used to connect large call centers.
5. TRUE - Home routers that run your Internet connection usually incorporate both a router and a switch in the same box.