COMPUTER NETWORKING

DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS

CONNECTING DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A device that can be used to to connect dissimilar types of Network is
A
repeater
B
bridge
C
gateway
D
router
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gateway. Gateway is a network device used to connect two or more dissimilar networks. In networking parlance, networks that use different protocols are dissimilar networks. A gateway usually is a computer with multiple NICs connected to different networks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Device used to connect dissimilar networks is known as routers, switch, bridge, repeater etc. These are known as network devices and are used to connect different types of networks. 1)Routers:-A router is a device like a switch and is mainly a network layer device and are used to connect LANs and WANs together .

Detailed explanation-3: -Routers are general-purpose devices that interconnect two or more heterogeneous networks. They are usually dedicated to special-purpose computers, with separate input and output network interfaces for each connected network.

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