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Networking & the Internet

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Data is...
a)
individual pieces
b)
individual pieces of information 
c)
info
d)
pieces of paper
2.
Data packets are...
a)
packets of sweets
b)
single packets
c)
single package that travels along a network path 
d)
things that travel along a network path
3.
A computer network is ___ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)
Two or more
c)
Three or more
d)
Four or more
4.
An advantages of  network is
a)
Users can see each others areas
b)
Servers may crash, so no work can be done
c)
Users can share resources like printers and files
d)
Viruses can spread easily
5.
High network traffic can lead to...
a)
data packet collisions
b)
more users on a network
c)
faster transmissions of data
d)
packets only being sent once
6.
Routers...
a)
link computers together
b)
connect different networks together
c)
convert data into wireless signals
d)
create unique MACs
7.
An IP address
a)
a computer using a LAN
b)
uniquely identifies a computer using the internet
8.
Protocols are
a)
different sets of rules for transferring data
b)
sets of instructions for walking along a path 
c)
different sets of rules for getting the bus 
d)
sets of information for information
9.
What is Packet switching? 
a)
Switching numbers and letters to the correct order
b)
Breaking up a file into small pieces and putting those pieces back together at their destination
c)
Breaking a box and throwing the pieces along a pathway
d)
throwing pieces of data along a path
10.
Which piece of information below WOULD NOT be included in a data packet
a)
Number of Packets
b)
Address
c)
Data
d)
Paper
11.
What happens if a packet is lost?
a)
They ring and ask if they have any spare packets 
b)
A message is sent back to the original computer to ask for a replacement packet 
12.
What happens when the packet arrive at their destination? 
a)
The computer stores them all in a file as individual pieces
b)
They get put back together in the correct order
13.
What is a sender? 
a)
a device that sends a file
b)
a device that receives a file 
14.
What is a receiver? 
a)
A device that receives files
b)
A device that sends a file 
15.
Why would we need to know how many packets are file is broken up into? 
a)
So we know exactly how many pieces they are so we can put them back together
b)
It is nice to know how many they are and its good information