Computing Lesson 4

Where would you most likely find a network with just two computers and a printer?

• In a home environment.
• In the data center of a bank.
• In a hospital emergency room.
• In an agency of the government.

Which of the following is an example of how a computer network might be used at work?

• To provide the Sales Department with a shared printer.
• To provide employees with access to the local weather.
• To provide each computer with a its own printer.
• To provide each user with a local hard drive.

What defines a simple network?

• A computer connected to another computer.
• A computer connected to a keyboard.
• A computer connected to an external hard drive.
• A computer connected to a monitor.

What is the purpose of a network?

• To share files, folders, printers and other information between two or more systems.
• To keep track of tasks in a chart format so you can better manage your daily activities.
• To print images on your hard drive in color as well as in grayscale.
• To keep the email addresses of all your friends in one convenient place.

What standard allows computers to communicate on a network?

• Ethernet
• Windows 11
• Chrome
• Proxy

Madison's job has given her a username and password, along with a secure tunnel to log on to their network. What is Madison using?

• Virtual private network (VPN)
• Wide area network (WAN)
• Local area network (LAN)
• Personal area network (PAN)

Nutrition Market stores have a corporate office in Iowa. A new office is being set up in England. How can England save backups on the corporate LAN?

• Use a virtual private network (VPN).
• Use a corporate HTTP server.
• Use a corporate intranet.
• Use a metropolitan area network (MAN).

Denise maintains a school calendar on an internal web server and Teachers can it with their browser. What type of network is Denise using?

• Intranet
• Metropolitan area network (MAN)
• Extranet
• Wide area network (WAN)

Employees want to view their medical benefits through a browser. What can a company create to support this?

• Intranet
• Personal area network (PAN)
• Extranet
• Wireless local area network (WLAN)

Highland Fruit supplies fruit to the Nutrition Market stores. Nutrition Market logs on to a website with a username and password that the supplier has provided them. Once on the site, they can order fruit. What type of network is being used?

• Extranet
• Intranet
• Ring
• Bus