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09_Networks end of topic test 2024

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is needed to make an internet connection?

a)

Pencil

b)

Table

c)

Router

d)

Camera

2.
What is a server?
a)
Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
b)
Computers that ask for the services a server provides
c)
Physical connection between devices
d)
A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data
3.
What is a client?
a)
Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
b)
Computers that ask for the services a server provides
c)
Physical connection between devices
d)
A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data
4.
What is a protocol?
a)
Any peripheral device
b)
A person that uses a client
c)
Rules for networks and communications
d)
A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data
5.
What is IP used for?
a)
To send information across the internet in packets
b)
To ensure that information is sent to the correct computer
c)
To send mail across the internet
d)
To transmit webpages across the internet
6.
What are HTTP[S] used for?
a)
To send information across the internet in packets
b)
To ensure that information is sent to the correct computer
c)
To send mail across the internet
d)
To transmit webpages across the internet
7.

To log onto a network, what do you usually need?

a)

A user ID and password

b)

A fast connection

c)

Specialist software

8.

DNS is used to (tick 2)

a)

translate domain names into IP Addresses

b)

provides a list of mail servers which accept Emails for each domain name

c)

provide internet

d)

tell the internet what to do

9.

An ethernet or fibre optic cable

a)

a powerful computer which provides services

b)

connects a number of computers together. Ports allow cables to be plugged in from each connected computer.

c)

forwards messages from one network to another. It acts as a gateway.

d)

connects one device to another

10.
What does WAN stand for?
a)
Wide Area Network
b)
Wide Arena Network
c)
World Area Network
d)
World Arena Network
11.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Local Arena Network
b)
Local Area Network
c)
Long Area Network
d)
Local Arena Name
12.
What is a disadvantage of a LAN?
a)
Site (software) licences are likely to be cheaper than buying several standalone licences.
b)
Security is good - users cannot see other users' files unlike on stand-alone machines.
c)
if the main cable fails or gets damaged the whole network will fail
d)
Purchasing the network cabling and file servers can be expensive.
13.
What is an advantage of a LAN?
a)
You can save money by sharing peripherals like printers.
b)
It is limited to a small area.
c)
Can cover near infinite geographical distance.
d)
Expensive to setup.
14.
What does Protocol mean?
a)
Security
b)
Rules
c)
Orders
d)
Services
15.

Which if these terms refers to the maximum rate at which data can be transferred? (1-4)

a)
Error detection
b)
Packet switching
c)
Bandwidth
d)
Transmission media
16.

Which is an example of an IP address?

a)

www.whitehouse.gov

b)

198.137.240.100

c)

(804) 590-3108

17.

What is a Domain Name?

a)

A type of computer.

b)

Numbers to let computers find each other.

c)

What we usually refer to as a web address.