WorksheetsNetwork Performance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Network performance refers to how well data is transmitted through the network.
False
True
The "bit rate" measures ....
the server speed
the cable speed
the network speed
Megabits per second (Mbps) refers to a speed of ....
a million bits per second
a hundred bits per second
a thousand bits per second
a thousand million bits per second
This term describes how much data can be transferred over a connection in a given time.
Transmission media
Contention ratio
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is about the speed the data is transmitted.
False
True
The number of users on a network can affect the network performance
True
False
The ...... can be used to measure the ratio of users compared to the available bandwidth
network ratio
contention ratio
bandwidth ratio
Wireless connections can carry more data around the network than wired connections
False
True
Small LANs are more likely to make use of ...
fibre optic cables
copper Ethernet cables
Fibre optic cables are often used for WANs because ....
they provide very high bandwidth
they need less technical skill to set up than Wi-Fi
they can transmit images, video and music
...... can be used to try and reduce interference
Wider cables
Shielded cables
Shorter cables
On a wireless network ..... can introduce errors
radio interference
electric motors
satellite interference
As a cable get ...... the signal can become too weak and errors can begin to creep in.
narrower
longer
shorter
wider
...... describes how much time it takes for a data packet to travel across the network.
Larceny
Latency
Literacy
Lag
Networks with long delays are called .....
high latency networks
slow latency netwokrs
low latency netwokrs
fast latency networks
