Networks: Lower School

The device found at the the centre of a STAR network is usually a:

• Switch

• Router

• Firewall

• UTP Cable

What transmission media is shown (uses electricity to transmit data?

• HDMI

• Fibre

• Wireless

• UTP

What transmission media is shown (uses light to transmit data) ?

• HDMI

• Fibre

• Coaxial

• UTP

What transmission method uses radio waves to transmit data?

• HDMI

• Fibre

• Wireless

• UTP

The language/rules used to communicate data is called:

• Router

• Protocol

• Switch

• Hub

Which protocol is used to securely transmit data over the internet?

• TCP

• IP

• HTTP

• HTTPS

Which protocol is used to identify the location of a device?

• TCP

• IP

• HTTP

• HTTPS

Which protocol breaks data up into packets to be sent over a network and/or internet?

• TCP

• IP

• HTTP

• HTTPS

Which device connects two or more networks together (eg. home network to the internet)?

• Router

• Switch

• UTP

• NIC

The amount of data that con be sent through a network is know as:

• Protocol

• Bandwidth

• Topology

• Firewall