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GCSE Protocols

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Only one of these could be described as a MESH network - which one?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

WiFi is...

a)

The Internet

b)

The way mobile phones work

c)

Microwaves

d)

The protocol described in IEEE 802.11

3.

WiFi frequencies are

a)

Licensed by the BBC

b)

Licensed by the government

c)

Licensed by the WWW consortium

d)

Not licensed

4.

Frequency is measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Metres per second

c)

Volts

d)

Seconds

5.

The main WiFi bands are divided into...

a)

Subnets

b)

Minor Frequencies

c)

Channels

d)

IP Addresses

6.

WiFi base stations don't all use the exact same frequency because...

a)

They try to find the cheapest one

b)

Radio stations sometimes interfere

c)

The technology is just not accurate enough

d)

They want to avoid interference from neighbouring channels

7.

Which of these is NOT a WiFi encryption method?

a)

WPA

b)

WEP

c)

WEP2

d)

WAP

8.

Why is WiFi encryption more of an issue than with Ethernet?

a)

Ethernet is more modern

b)

WiFi is more common

c)

WiFi signals travel through the air

d)

More people are on phones these days

9.

Ethernet is...

a)

A type of copper cable

b)

A net for catching ethers

c)

A protocol in the IEEE 802 standards

d)

A type of network adaptor

10.

Which one of these is NOT a valid IPv4 address?

a)

122.122.2.2.

b)

147.10.301.22

c)

1.101.11.11

d)

255.255.0.1

11.

Every computer/phone has a unique IP address

a)

True, if it is directly connected to the Internet

b)

True

c)

True, but only if it is turned on

d)

False, only web servers have IP addresses

12.

Which statement is true?

a)

MAC addresses are looked up on the DNS

b)

MAC addresses are IDs for Apple products (but not Microsoft)

c)

MAC addresses are 100% unique

d)

MAC addresses are usually written in 'dotted decimal'.

13.

Which is true?

a)

MAC addresses deal with individual 'hops' but IP addresses work across networks

b)

MAC addresses and IP addresses are allocated by hardware manufacturers

c)

MAC addresses are governed by the DNS but IP addresses are not

d)

MAC addresses are hierarchical

14.

Which one of these PROTOCOLS deals with moving packets of data across a network?

a)

TCP/IP

b)

HTTP

c)

HTTPS

d)

FTP

15.

Which one of these protocols is used to form a request to see a webpage (or deliver a webpage)

a)

HTTP

b)

TCP/IP

c)

POP3

d)

IMAP

16.

Which protocol would be used to transfer Internet banking commands?

a)

HTTPS

b)

POP3

c)

HTTP

d)

FTP

17.

Which protocol would be used to upload a file to update your own website?

a)

FTP

b)

TCP/IP

c)

POP3

d)

IMAP

18.

What would the POP3 protocol be used for?

a)

Downloading emails to your device

b)

Requesting a webpage

c)

Uploading a file

d)

A secure transaction such as Internet banking

19.

What's the benefit of using IMAP instead of POP3?

a)

IMAP is better when you have several devices to keep in sync

b)

IMAP can use IPv6 IP addresses

c)

IMAP can use HTTPS but POP3 can't

d)

IMAP works on iPhones

20.

SMTP...

a)

Is used to send email and stands for Simple Message Transfer Protocol

b)

Is an updated version of POP3

c)

Is a secure protocol for things like credit card payments online

d)

Is a mobile app that comes pre-installed on most phones

21.

The TCP/IP protocol stack is built up in several layers because

a)

It's just too complicated to put in one layer

b)

If parts of the system change the rest of the layers are not affected

c)

Layers help to reduce buffering

d)

Different companies each put in their own layer

22.

Internet data is not a continuous stream. It is divided into packets because

a)

Routers need to deal with standard sized and labelled blocks of data

b)

Packets need to be numbered and given IP addresses

c)

There just isn't the bandwidth to deal with streams

d)

Without packets the Internet would just be chaos