OCR J277 1.3

Which of these statements is true?

• A client-server network has a central computer that provides services to the rest of the network

• A client-server network is cheap and easy to set up

• A client-server network cannot be used to share files

• Each computer on a client-server network is maintain separately

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

• User can share files and peripherals

• Data can only be transmitted at a slow rate

What is a standalone computer?

• A computer that is not connected to a network

• A computer that is being used as a server

• A computer that does not have any peripherals attached to it

• A computer that is only used by one person

Which of these is a benefit of a peer-to-peer network?

• Antivirus scans can be run across all computers from one computer

• All software updates can be run across all computers from one computer

• All computers can be maintained from one computer

• Files and peripherals can be shared

Which of these is the correct definition of a router?

• Forwards data packets along a network

• Corrects errors that are found in data packets

• A type of transmission media that provides the greatest bandwidth

• A server within a network

Which of these components is internal to a computer and is required to connect the computer to a network?

• Wireless Access Point

• Network Interface card

• Switch

• Hub

What is meant by latency in the performance of a network?

• The amount of time data takes to travel from the source to the destination

• The maximum rate that data can be transferred at

• The number of errors that are found in a data packet after transmission

• The route a packet takes when it is being transmitted

A peer to peer network always has a central server

• False
• True

In a client server network, all clients are equally powerful.

• False
• True

A peer to peer network is a network arrangement where all of the computers are equal.

• True
• False