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WorksheetsIntroduction to Computer Network Quiz 1
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 49mins
What does LAN stand for?
Local Area Network
Legal Access Network
Legendary Access Node
Local Admin Network
If a cable fails on a star what happens? (2M)
Network fails
One computer fails
Nothing
Not sure
Which network covers a small geographical area?
LAN
WAN
The basic advantages of the computer network is
Hacking
easy to communicate
network down
The best topology is
Bus
Star
Ring
What is a computer? (2M)
A computer is case that manipulates information or data.
A computer is an electronic device that manipulates information or data.
A computer is powered box that manipulates information or data.
Which network covers a large geographical area?
LAN
WAN
Computer networks share...(2M)
Files
Resources
Software
All of the above
Which is the correct answer to the below:
"A computer that does not communicate with other devices" (2M)
LAN
WAN
Stand-Alone
Server
Which is the correct answer to the below:
"A number of devices that communicate with each other without the need of the internet" (2M)
LAN
WAN
TCP/IP
DSL
What is bandwidth? (2M)
The amount of data that can be transferred in a given time
The diameter of ethernet and fibre-optic cables used in a network
The maximum quantity of users sharing a network
The number of people in a musical band
Which of the following can affect the performance of a network? (2M)
Whether the connection is wired or wireless
The amount of users sharing the network
Bandwidth
All of the above
Fibre Optic Cables are faster than Ethernet cables
True
False
What type of signals are transmitted across fibre optic cables?
Electric
Light
Sound
Radio
What does Router do in a network? (2M)
A. Forwards a packet to all outgoing links
B. Forwards a packet to the next free outgoing link
C. Determines on which outing link a packet is to be forwarded
D. Forwards a packet to all outgoing links except the originated link
You are a member of a club that deal with computer networks, the club have taking a project to build a MAN, where would this project likely to take place? (2M)
A small building/organization
B. University or college
C. Home
D. None of the above
A __________ forwards every frame; it has no filtering capability
a.passive hub
b.repeater
c.bridge
d.router
Which of the following technologies requires a logical connection between the sending and receiving devices? (2M)
Circuit switching
Virtual-circuit packet switching
Message switching
High-density circuit switching
The packets in _______________________
are independently sent, meaning that they can take different paths through the network to reach their intended destination (2M)
Virtual-circuit packet switching
Datagram packet switching:
Circuit Switching
Frame switching
1. A local telephone network is an example of a _______ network. (2M)
Packet switched
Circuit switched
Bit switched
Line switched
In a ________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.
datagram
virtual-circuit
circuit-switched
none of the above
What is the role of a Gateway?
Operates between two networks using the same protocols.
Encrypts data
Connects two networks using different protocols
Provides security to a network
A switch is a device capable of creating _______ connections between two or more devices. (2M)
permanent
point-to-point
temporary
multiple
________ network consists of a series of interlinked nodes
Bus
Point-to-point
Star
Switched
In circuit switching, the resources need to be ________ during the setup phase (2M)
connected
on-demand
on-line
reserved
_________ layer uses message switching
Data-link
Network
Transport
Application
The datagram networks are sometimes referred to as ________ networks
connection-oriented
switched
connectionless
on-demand
Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network? (2M)
coaxial cable
twisted pair cable
optical fiber
electrical cable
Which of the following is not a guided medium?
twisted-pair cable
coaxial cable
fiber-optic cable
atmosphere
Transmission media lie below the _______ layer.
physical
network
transport
application
Which one of these items describes a LAN? (2M)
A computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, school, or group of buildings.
A computer network that covers a broad area (e.g. any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries over a long distance).
A network with over 500 computers connected is considered to be a WAN (2M)
False
True
Is the maximum amount of data that can pass through the medium (e.g. wire) per second...(2M)
Latency
Bit Rate
Bandwidth
Durability
The number of users on a network can affect the network performance
True
False
