Year 7 Spring 1 Assessment

What is the internet?

• A global network of networks

• A network within a single building

• A router

• A telephone network

What is the main purpose of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

• To route data

• To connect a device to the internet

• To split a message into smaller pieces called ‘packets’

• To upload files to a server4

What does IP stand for?

• Intelect Protocol

• Internet Processing

• Internet Protocol

• Intercept Packaging

Which of the below data transfer methods is most common on the internet?

• Cables

• Satellites

• Bluetooth

• 3G

Which of the below is stored in the payload of a packet?

• Sender IP address

• Receiver IP address

• Total number of packets

• Part of the message/data

What is a packet in computing?

• a parcel

• a small bundle

• a small segment of a larger message

How is an IP address made up?

• 2 groups of numbers

• 4 groups of numbers

• 8 groups of numbers

• 6 groups of number

What does TCP stand for?

• Transmit Centre Protocol

• Telephone Control Permission

• Transmission Control Protocol

Which of the following has the greatest bandwidth?

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What is buffering?

• Data is arriving at you device slower than it is being processed

• Data is arriving at the correct speed for it to be processed

• Data is arriving at your device faster than it is being processed