Computer Network Midterm Revision

What does LAN stand for?

• Local Area Name

• Local Area Network 

• Local Arm Networking

• Local Air Network

What are the IETF standards documents called?

• DFC

• ID

• RCF

• RFC

In the layer hierarchy, as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, what happens to the headers

• Added

• Removed

• Rearranged

• Modified

Which of these is not a network edge device?

• Smartphone

• PC

• Switch

• Server

Which is a set of rules that governs data communication?

• Standards

• Protocols

• RFCs

• Servers

What is a home computer network is sometimes called?

• WAN

• LAN

• MAN

• Internet

You are now in Vietnam. When you play a game against a friend in London, what do you use?

• WAN

• LAN

• MAN

• Internet

What is a client?

• A client is any computer in a network

• A client is a single computer that is not connected to any other.

• A client is the central hub in a network.

• None is correct

What is a server?

• None is correct

• A server is a single computer that is not connected to any other.

• A server is any computer in a network

• A server is a powerful computer that acts as a central hub in a network

Which of these would be a benefit of having a network?

• Sharing hardware, software, and data

• Preventing any viruses from spreading from computer to computer

• Preventing computers from being hacked.

• None is correct