MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER NETWORKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A router is a device that performs the same tasks as a hub.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, differences between hub and router are even bigger. For instance, hub is a passive device without software while router is a networking device, and data transmission form in hub is in electrical signal or bits while in router it is in form of packet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Router transfers data in the form of packet. Hub transmits data in the form of electric signals or bits. Router is very sophisticated device and widely used. Hub is simply primitive type of device and is not generally used.

Detailed explanation-3: -Voice, data, fax, and video processing routers: Commonly referred to as access servers or gateways, these devices are used to route and process voice, data, video and fax traffic on the Internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -A switch transmits data from one device to another in form of frames while a router transmits data from one network to another in form of packets. A hub transmits data from one device to another in form of binary bits.

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