1.3 Networks

What does LAN stand for?

• Low Angle Network
• Local Area Network
• Laser Across Network

Tick the 4 devices needed to form a LAN (you must choose the correct 4 to get the mark)

• 2 (or more) Nodes
• Data Transfer Media
• A Hub/Switch
• Network Cards
• Monitors

Which device allows a LAN to connect to a WAN?

• A Router
• A Hub
• A Switch
• A Satellite
• An ISP

What does WAN stand for?

• Wide Area Network
• Wider Angular Network
• Wires Across Network

The Internet is an example of a...

• MAN
• LAN
• WAN

When you send a file to another person on the internet, it travels the shortest route.

• True
• False

When you send a file to another person on the internet, the file is broken up thousands / millions of pieces.

• True
• False

Which of the following acronyms is used to describe the company that give you access to the internet?

• IP
• ISP
• URL
• DNS

Which of the following acronyms is used to describe the unique number given to each and every computer on the internet?

• IP
• ISP
• URL
• DNS

Which of the following acronyms is used to describe the service which finds the computer that hosts the website you want to view, after you type the web address into your browser window?

• IP
• ISP
• URL
• DNS