Yr 10 Short Network Quiz

____________ is a printed circuit board that allows the computer to communicate with other devices over a computer network.

• Motherboard

• NIC

• Hub

• Switch

_____________ is adevice that connects two segments of a LAN.

• Bridge

• Switch

• Router

• Repeater

(a)   is a wireless protocol allowing communication over short distances, upto 30 feet.

_________ is the process of determining whether someone trying to log into the network is who they declate to be.

• Password

• Authentication

• Firewall

• Encryption

An __________ is a private computer network within an organization.

• Internet

• Extranet

• Intranet

• WAN

MAC stands for (a)  

Scrambling of data in to a form that cannot be used by unauthorised recipients is known as (a)  

A ___________ connects computers in close proximity using radio waves.

• LAN

• WAN

• MAN

• WLAN

Which one of the following is not a good password rule?

• Include symbols

• Less than 8 characters

• Include numbers and letters

• Passwords should be changed regularly.

A (a)   is a program that is hidden within another program and replicates itself to cause harm.