COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
LAN WAN AND THE INTERNET
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Receives Internet signal-shares signal with network
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Connects the computers to the printer
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Connects the clients to the server
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Protects the server from hackers and viruses
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Detailed explanation-1: -A router is a device that connects two or more packet-switched networks or subnetworks. It serves two primary functions: managing traffic between these networks by forwarding data packets to their intended IP addresses, and allowing multiple devices to use the same Internet connection.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among computer networks, a router is a networking device that forwards data packets. Packet switching, packet filtering, network communication, and path selection are all services offered by routers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of these is the correct definition of a router? Forwards data packets along a network. Corrects errors that are found in data packets. A type of transmission media that provides the greatest bandwidth. A server within a network.
Detailed explanation-4: -Router. A router directs data requests from one network to another. Routers examine incoming packets to determine the appropriate destination IP address and then forward the packet to that destination. A router can also enable internet access through its connection to a modem, or as a combined modem-router.