Year 9 Unit 3.1 Packet Switching &Protocols End of Unit Quiz

What is a network?

• A type of wire

• A model of a computer

• A collection of computers connected together to share resources and communicate

Which type of wire transmits data using electric signals?

(a)  

What is a wired connection?

• A wired connection is connected through Ethernet cables

• A wired connection uses radio signals

• A wired connection uses a mobile device to connect to the internet

• A wired connection uses a a wireless connection to connect

What is packet switching?

• A collection of computers connected together to share and communicate

• A method of data transmission in which a message is broken down into packets and sent individually through a network

What is a protocol?

• A set of rules for how to set up a computer

• A set of instructions for how to access the internet

• A set of instructions for setting up a network

• A set of rules for how devices communicate

What is a Domain Name Server?

• Special computers connected directly to the internet that are used to host and match website addresses to IP addresses

• A collection of computers connected together to share resources and communicate with each other

• A set of rules for how data is transferred over a network

Which type of protocol communicates between different networks and uses IP addresses?

(a)  

Which type of protocol sends data from one computing device to another across a LAN?

(a)  

What are packets?

• A type of wire

• Small amounts of data

• A network

• A connection to the internet

What is a wireless connection?

• A connection using a wire

• A connection using a Wireless Access Point

• A connection using an Ethernet cable

• A connection using radio signals