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Basic Network Components

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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.
The Router may split data into smaller pieces
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Which cable sends data as light?

a)

Copper

b)

Fibre Optic

c)

Ethernet

5.

What does a computer network allow computers to share?

a)

Electricity

b)

Resources

c)

Mice

6.

What is a server in a computer network?

a)

Someone who manages the network

b)

The name for a large number of computer cables

c)

A powerful computer that provides a service, such as centralized file storage

7.

small area, generally in one building

a)

LAN

b)

PAN

c)

HAN

d)

WAN

8.

What is a network?

a)

1 computer

b)

2 or more computers connected

c)

a film

d)

a server

9.
What is this an image of?
a)
Ethernet cable
b)
Coaxial cable
c)
Fibre optics
d)
Cable cars
10.
What is Ethernet cable used for?
a)
Connecting computers wirelessly
b)
Connecting computers in WANs
c)
Connecting computers in one room
d)
Connecting computers in LANs
11.
What is this an image of?
a)
Fibre optic cable
b)
Ethernet cable
c)
Cable cars
d)
Coaxial cable
12.
What is fibre optics used for?
a)
Christmas decorations
b)
Transmitting data over long distances, quickly
c)
Transmitting data over LANs quickly
d)
Transmitting data over short distances, quickly
13.
Which network covers a large area? 
a)
LAN
b)
WAN
14.
"The world’s largest computer network which connects millions of computer all over the world." This is the definition for ....
a)
Communication
b)
Network
c)
Internet
d)
World Wide Web
15.

Transfers data packets between computers and networks by finding the most effective route

a)

Hub

b)

Switch

c)

Router

16.

What is an IP address?

a)

numbers that identify each computer over the internet

b)

numbers for the internet

c)

numbers to identify mobile devices

d)

a phone number

17.
_________ are the rules for communication used by computers.
a)
Protocols
b)
Layers
c)
DNS
d)
Virtual networks
18.

Which network covers a large geographical area?

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

19.

How is internet connected around the world?

a)

Via satellite

b)

With fiber optic cables under the sea

c)

Long distance Wi-Fi

d)

Electricity cables crossing countries

20.

Bonus: which is the correct color code to make an ethernet cable.

a)
b)