Quiz 3 : Introduction to Networking

Hospitals, banks and supermarkets are all linked using which network type?

• WAN

• LAN

• BUS

• WiFi

WAN stand for ?

• Wide Area Natrok
• Wide Area Netwok
• Wide Aral Network
• 1,2

What is a characteristic of a LAN?

• Small geographical location such as a school or small office.
• Really cheap to set up.
• Uses less cables than a star.

Choose an example of a WAN

• School
• College
• Netflix
• Single site

Why use a network?

• Share viruses
• To lose data
• To easily share documents
• To install cables

A computer network can share printers and software.

• True
• False

Which network covers a small geographical area?

• LAN

• WAN

A WLAN covers the same area as a LAN but connects computing devices within a network wirelessly.

• true

• false

The computers in Peter's office building are linked so that staff can share files and printers. This type of network is known as .

• WAN

• GAN

• PAN

• LAN

A peer-to-peer network:

• usually links just two computers

• allows computers on the network to exchange files with each other

• is often used by people working in a large organisation

• is not vulnerable to hacking