Which of the following networking devices is used to regenerate and transmit the weakened signal ahead? (A) Hu

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Q. Which of the following networking devices is used to regenerate and transmit the weakened signal ahead? (A) Hub (B) Ethernet Card (C) Repeater (D) Modem

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Concept understanding — Network Devices

Network Definition: A First Look

Think about your phone. When you call a friend, send a WhatsApp message, or watch a YouTube video, your device isn't doing all the work alone. It is connected — to a tower, to a cable, to a server somewhere — and through that connection, it talks to other devices. That web of connections is a network.

At its simplest, a network is just two or more devices linked together so they can share something. That "something" could be data (a photo), a resource (a printer), or a service (internet access). The key idea is connection and sharing.

The Precise Meaning

In formal terms, as the NCERT textbook defines it, a computer network is an interconnection of two or more computers (or devices) that enables them to exchange information and share resources.

Let's break that down:

Interconnection — The devices are physically or wirelessly linked. This could be through cables (Ethernet), radio waves (Wi-Fi), or even satellite signals.
Two or more — A single computer is not a network. The moment you connect it to another device, you have a network.
Exchange information — This is the primary purpose. You send an email, download a file, or stream a movie. All of that is information moving across a network.
Share resources — This is the practical payoff. Instead of every computer needing its own printer, scanner, or internet connection, a network lets many devices use the same resource.

Note

A network does not require the internet. Two laptops connected directly with a cable form a network, even if neither has internet access. The internet is simply the largest, most famous network — a "network of networks."

Why Does This Matter?

Without networks, every computer would be an island. You would have to carry a USB drive everywhere to move a file. You could not check your bank balance from home. A classroom of 30 students would need 30 separate printers.

Networks solve three fundamental problems:

Distance — You can access data stored on the other side of the world in seconds.
Efficiency — Resources like printers, storage space, and software licenses can be used by many people, reducing cost.
Collaboration — Multiple people can work on the same document, play the same game, or attend the same video call.

A Simple Example …

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A Repeater is the networking device specifically designed to regenerate and retransmit weakened signals over long distances.

The question asks which device takes a signal that has grown weak or distorted after travelling through a cable and gives it a fresh, strong boost to continue its journey. This is a classic problem in networking: signals lose strength (attenuate) as they travel, and beyond a certain distance the data becomes unreadable.

Let’s look at each option.

A Hub is a simple multiport device that connects multiple computers in a network. It works at the physical layer and merely broadcasts every incoming signal to all other ports. It does not regenerate or clean up the signal — it just repeats the electrical signal as-is, including any noise or weakening. So a hub is not the right answer.

An Ethernet Card (also called a Network Interface Card or NIC) is the hardware inside a computer that allows it to connect to a network. It handles the conversion of data into signals for the cable, but it does not sit in the middle of a long cable run to boost a weakened signal. Its job is at the endpoint, not along the path.

A Modem (modulator-demodulator) converts digital signals from a computer into analogue signals for transmission over telephone lines (or cable lines), and vice versa. Its purpose is to bridge different types of media, not to regenerate a weakened signal on the same type of cable. A modem does not amplify or clean up a fading signal in the way the question describes.

Note

The term "Modem" in the question is a distractor — it sounds like it might "modulate" a signal, but that is a different process from regeneration. Modems convert between digital and analogue; repeaters work entirely within the same signal type. …

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