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Unit 6 - lesson 2 Network Topology

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a WAN ?
a)
Wide Area Network
b)
Wide Access Network
c)
Wider Allowance Networking
2.
What is a LAN?
a)
Local Area Network
b)
Local Access Network
c)
Localized Area Network
3.
What is bandwidth?
a)
The amount of data that can be carried at any one time.
b)
The overall amount of data I use in a month.
c)
The speed of my data per second to a friend and back.
4.
"A central backing store is available to all computers" is a feature of which usage model?
a)
Client server 
b)
Peer-to-peer
c)
LAN
5.
What network topology is this ?
a)
BUS
b)
STAR
c)
RING
6.
What network topology is this?
a)
STAR
b)
BUS
c)
RING
7.
What network usage model is this?
a)
Client-Server
b)
Peer-to-peer
c)
LAN
8.
What network usage model is this?
a)
Peer to peer
b)
WAN
c)
Client-Server
9.
If a cable fails on a star what happens?
a)
Network fails
b)
One computer fails
c)
Nothing
d)
Not sure
10.
Which of the following devices broadcasts a signal to all other devices on a network?
a)
A Hub
b)
A Switch
c)
A Gateway
d)
A Server
11.
Which device routes a data packet to the specific node to which it is addressed?
a)
A Switch
b)
A Bridge
c)
A Hub
d)
A Server
12.
"When data is sent, it is sent to all of the computers on the network" - which network topology is this describing?
a)
Bus
b)
Ring
c)
Star
13.
What network has the server placed in the centre and the devices around it?
a)
Ring
b)
Bus
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
14.

What is a network?

a)

A group of interconnected devices

b)

A layout of the devices connected to each other

15.
Which of the following best describes a computer network?
a)
A group of computer which are connected together and can share resources.
b)
Computers which are NOT connected together.
c)
Computers linked together by cables.
d)
Computers connected wirelessly. 
16.

Time delay of transmitted data travelling from the sender to the recipient.

a)

Bandwidth

b)

Connection Speed

c)

Latency

d)

Errors/collisions in the network traffic

17.

Which 2 are Disadvantages of a Bus Topology?

a)

Requires additional hardware such as the central hub or switch

b)

if the main cable is damaged or fails the whole network fails

c)

More collisions with lots of machines on the network

d)

If the central device fails the whole network goes down.

18.

Which 2 are Disadvantages of a Star Topology?

a)

Requires additional hardware such as the central hub or switch

b)

if the main cable is damaged or fails the whole network fails

c)

More collisions with lots of machines on the network

d)

If the central device fails the whole network goes down.

19.
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