Year 9 Networking

What is a network?

• A stand alone computer

• Two or more interconnected computers

• A computer without a server

LAN stands for?

• Leederville Area Network

• Little Area Network

• Local Area Network

WAN stands for?

• Wide Area Network

• Windows Area Network

• Whitfords Area Network

To create a network, the following is required:

• Python Software

• Microsoft Word

• Cables, telephone lines, satellites and radio waves

True or False. When you visit a website, your computer sends a request over these wires to a server.

• True

• False

All computers using the internet have their own unique:

• Browser

• Terabyte

• Internet Exchange Point

• IP Address

You can reach a website by just typing in the IP address like 52.0.14.116 instead of using www.company.org.

• True. It's the actual address if you type it in correctly.

• False. You must use a "real" www. name for the DNS to find it.

Your computer wants to send a request for a web page to the web server at xyz-Learning.com. Which address information will your computer include in those packets?

• the web server's IP address

• the web server's name

• physical address where webserver is housed.

• the web server's domain name.

Which of the following file standards is used for images?

• JPEG
• PDF
• PPT
• PY

Which of the following file standards is used for music files?

• MP3
• GIF
• DOCX
• OBJ