OCR GCSE Comp Sc Paper 1 Networks

A network over single site like a school that doesn’t use TPC is called a?

• LAN

• WAN

• PAN

• MAN

What topology can have a Hub at it's center?

• Star

• Ring

• Bus

• Mesh

LAN topologies include STAR or .... ?

• Mesh

• Bus

• Ring

• Tree

STAR topologies have a server at their center?

• True

• False

A router can be used instead of a switch at the center of a STAR topology

• True

• False

An advantage of a STAR is that is supports fast and reliable data transmission, because of what?

• Wired connections

• Wireless connections

• Satellite links

• Bluetooth pairing

Another name for wired connections is E......... ?

• Ethernet

• Extranet

• Endpoint

• EEPROM

A disadvantage of a STAR topology is if the switch fails, this is known as what?

• Central point of failure

• Distributed redundancy

• Mesh recovery mode

• Route aggregation

An advantage of a MESH topology is that it is quick, cheap and easy to set up, why?

• WiFi connections

• Fibre backbone

• Satellite uplinks

• Powerline adapters

What do routers use to direct packets of data to their destination?

• IP addresses

• MAC vendor IDs

• SSID names

• Port speeds