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Network topology, protocols and layers

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a star network all computers are connected to a central

a)

cable

b)

hard drive

c)

server

d)

office

2.

Star networks are most likely to be seen in

a)

a LAN (Local Area Network)

b)

a mesh network

c)

a WAN (Wide Area Network)

d)

the internet

3.

In a mesh network devices are connected to

a)

a switch

b)

a server

c)

a star

d)

each other

4.

Which WiFi security method is weakest

a)

WAP

b)

WPA2

c)

WPA

d)

WEP

5.

There are (a)   channels in the 2.4Ghz frequency band

6.

Which frequency has more channels

a)

5 GHz

b)

2.4 GHz

7.

a protocol is

a)

a set of rules

b)

a list of numbers

c)

a group of devices

d)

an area of a network

8.

Each network interface controller has a unique

a)

IP address

b)

MAC address

c)

signal

d)

protocol

9.

A Media Access Controller (MAC) has a unique address assigned when it is made

a)

True

b)

False

10.

An IP (internet protocol) address that is allocated when a device connects to a network is

a)

optional

b)

corrected

c)

static

d)

dynamic

11.

transmission control protocol (TCP) splits data into

a)

segments

b)

groups

c)

parcels

d)

packets

12.

ethernet is a protocol for data transmission in a

a)

wireless network

b)

wired network

13.

Which email protocol keeps a copy of the email on the mail server?

a)

POP

b)

IMAP

c)

SMTP

14.

which layer of the TCP/IP model splits data into packets and reassembles them at the destination

a)

Application

b)

Transport

c)

Internet

d)

Network Access

15.

In the layer model, if one layer is improved what happens to the other layers?

a)

they are updated

b)

they break

c)

they can no longer communicate

d)

Nothing, layers are independant. That's the point of them

16.

Which of these may be included in a packet header

a)

recipient IP address

b)

sender IP address

c)

sequence number

d)

checksum

e)

all of the above

17.

the checksum in a data packet is used to

a)

ensure that all the data has arrived and is not corrupted

b)

ensure that the packet has been sent to the right place

c)

tell the computer what protocols were used

d)

ensure that the user is logged on