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| Question | Answer |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| Hub | A hardware device that connects several network devices together e.g. in a star network. |
| Switch | Ensures data is sent between 2 computers to avoid data collisions by making a direct connection between the two devices. |
| Router | Transfers data from one network to another. |
| Repeater | Boosts the signal in a network after it has been distorted and made smaller |
| Bridge | Connects 2 networks together that have the same protocol. |
| Modem | Converts network signals from digital to analogue and analogue to digital. |
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