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network glossary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

material used to connect network devices

a)

bandwidth

b)

medium

c)

fiber optic

2.

communication system where only one side can transmit data at a time

a)

full duplex

b)

half duplex

c)

packet

3.

communication system where both sides can transmit and

receive data at the same time

a)

full duplex

b)

half duplex

c)

packet

4.

all computers can be servers or clients in the network

a)

peer to peer

b)

client - server

5.

servers that provide resources to smaller computers called

clients

a)

peer to peer

b)

client - server

6.

base-16 number system that uses 16 symbols

a)

binary

b)

hexadecimal

c)

denary

7.

base-10 number system that uses 10 symbols

a)

binary

b)

hexadecimal

c)

denary

8.

base-2 number system that uses 2 symbols

a)

binary

b)

hexadecimal

c)

denary

9.

All devices in a network are connected to one hub or switch

a)

star

b)

ring

c)

bus

10.

All devices in a network are connected to a common link called a

a)

star

b)

ring

c)

bus

11.

Each device in the network is connected to two other devices

a)

star

b)

ring

c)

bus

12.

network connecting devices in a small

geographical area such as a building.

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

Internet

13.

network connecting LANs over a large

geographical area

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

Internet

14.

A global network of networks (the largest WAN)

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

Internet

15.

A group of connected computers and other devices

a)

network

b)

computer network

c)

internet