Recap Christmas quiz

Which of these is a characteristic of a LAN?

• It covers a wide geographical area

• Computers are connected together using a leased line or a satellite

• Users can share files and peripherals

• Data can only be transmitted at a very slow rate

Which of these is a characteristic of a WAN?

• It covers a small geographical area

• Normally has a lower bandwidth than a LAN

• It is contained within one building

• Users are not able to share files and peripherals

Small geographic area. All the hardware for the LAN is owned by the organisation using it. Wired with UTP cable, fibre optic cable or wireless using routers and Wi-Fi access points.

• WAN

• WiFi

• LAN

• DNS

Large geographic area. Infrastructure is hired from telecommunication companies who own and manage it. Connected with telephone lines, fibre optic cables or satellite links.

• WAN

• WiFi

• LAN

• DNS

A computer network is ___ connected together.

• One computer
• Two or more
• Three or more
• Four or more

What is an advantage of a LAN?

• You can save money by sharing peripherals like printers.
• It is limited to a small area.
• Can cover near infinite geographical distance.
• Expensive to setup.

2 Nibbles is the same as (select all that apply)

• 1 Byte

• 10 Bits

• 8 Bytes

• 8 Bits

1,000KB is the same as (select all that apply)

• 1MB

• 10,000 Bits

• 1,000,000 Bytes

• 1GB

Which of these is the most likely size for a word document?

• 41KB

• 41GB

• 41MB

• 41 Bytes

400 MB is the same as

• 0.4 GB

• 4 GB

• 0.4 TB

• 4 TB