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Communication and the Internet; Edexcel GCSE Computer Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What am I? A network that covers a relatively small geographical area, often a single site.

a)

Local Area Network (LAN)

b)

Wireless local area network (WLAN)

c)

Wide Area Network

2.

What am I? A local area network in which connected devices use high frequency radio waves to communicate.

a)

Local Area Network (LAN)

b)

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

c)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

3.

What am I? A network that covers a large geographical area. It connects together two or more LANs and is usually under collective ownership

a)

Local Area Network (LAN)

b)

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

c)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

4.

True or False: The Internet is the largest wide area network

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What am I? A network that has at least one server to provide services to client computers

a)

Peer to Peer Network

b)

Client server network

c)

Wireless network

d)

Local area network

6.

True or False: Peer to Peer Networks are only used to distribute and share files illegally.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What Network Topology is described here? ______________ consists of a single cable to which each networked device is connected. Messages are sent along the cable in the form of electronic signals. At each end of the cable is a terminator.

a)

A Ring network

b)

A Mesh network

c)

A Star Network

d)

A Bus network

8.

What network topology is described here? ____________each network device is connected to a central hub. This central point will be either a hub or a switch. A central hub directs messages to the correct recipients.

a)

A Mesh Network

b)

A Star Network

c)

A Bus Network

d)

A Ring Network

9.

This Network Topology could be used to describe The Internet.

a)

A Mesh Network

b)

A Ring Network

c)

A Star Network

d)

A Bus Network

10.

A protocol can be defined as a set of rules that govern how communications on a network should be formatted and what data they should include

a)

True

b)

False