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End of unit assessment - Networks

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Computer networks share...

a)

Files

b)

Resources

c)

Software

d)

All of the above

2.

What type of signals are transmitted across fibre optic cables?

a)

Electric

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Radio

3.

Which of the following can affect the performance of a network?

a)

Whether the connection is wired or wireless

b)

The amount of users sharing the network

c)

Bandwidth

d)

All of the above

4.
Which is the correct answer to the below:
"A number of devices that communicate with each other without the need of the internet"
a)
LAN
b)
WAN
c)
TCP/IP
d)
DSL
5.

Ethernet cables are categorised by the number of twisted pairs they contain.

a)

True.

This is why CAT6 is twice as superior to CAT3.

b)

False.

They are generally categorised by bandwidth. E.g. 100 Mbps.

6.

How many channels are used by WiFi in a radio frequency band?

a)

2.4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

11

7.

What happens when adjacent channels in a radio frequency band are used?

a)

WiFi performance is affected negatively by interference

b)

WiFi performance is affected positively by reducing contention

c)

WiFi performance is affected positively with boosting

d)

WiFi performance is unaffected

8.

Which best describes the function of a switch?

a)

Connects printers together in a LAN

b)

Connects devices together in a WAN

c)

Connects devices together in a LAN

d)

Shares Internet connection on a LAN

9.

What is cloud storage?

a)

Storing data on the server of another company, accessible through the Internet

b)

Storage accessible anywhere with an internet connection

c)

Running programs on a remote server, accessible with an Internet connection

d)

All of the above

10.

Select all the true statements:

a)

If the server goes down in a client-server network, all clients lose access to work and resources.

b)

All computers in a client-server network are equal

c)

A peer-to-peer network has one central controlling computer

d)

Peer-to-peer networks are less secure because data is spread out among devices.

e)

The server in a client-server network can become overloaded if too many clients are accessing it at once.

11.

Select all the true statements:

a)

There needs to be a server for each client to save and manage each workstation's data.

b)

Peer-to-peer networks are easier to set up than client-server networks

c)

Peer-to-peer networks allow individual devices to share files between each other.

d)

Peer-to-peer networks are commonly used in large organisations

e)

It is easier to implement security procedures throughout a client-server network than a peer-to-peer network.

12.

What type of network is this?

a)

Peer-to-peer

b)

Client-server

13.

What is the 'client' part of a network?

a)

A device such as a switch or a router that works for the network.

b)

A server providing a service to workstations on a network.

c)

A workstation, network node or node.

d)

The ISP - Internet Service Provider.

14.
What is the process of using third party servers to store data and run online applications?
a)
Data Center Processing
b)
Cloud Computing
c)
Networking
d)
Internet Usage
15.

What does VPN stand for?

a)

Virtual Private Network

b)

Virtual Personal Network

c)

Virtually Private Network

d)

Virtually Personal Network

16.

DNS is used to translate which of the following?

a)

Mac Address to IP Address

b)

IP address to URL

c)

Mac Address to URL

d)

Network Address Translation

17.

URL stands for:

a)

Universal Resource Location

b)

Universal Resource Locator

c)

Uniform Resource Location

d)

Uniform Resource Locator

18.
What does DNS stand for
a)
Domain Name System
b)
Directory Naming System
c)
Domain Naming Service
d)
Directory Naming Service