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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Local Area Network
b)
Legal Access Network
c)
Legendary Access Node
d)
Local Admin Network
2.
What does WAN stand for ?
a)
Weak Access Node
b)
Working Area Network
c)
Wide Area Network
d)
World Access Net
3.
What is this an image of?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
WAN
d)
LAN
4.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Mesh
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
5.
What are the red arrows pointing at?
a)
Terminator
b)
Node
c)
Bus
d)
Network
6.
What is a disadvantage of a star network?
a)
It is cheap
b)
It uses one cable
c)
It is expensive
d)
It has a terminator
7.
What is a network?
a)
1 computer
b)
2 or more computers connected
c)
a film
d)
a server
8.
Why use a network?
a)
Share viruses
b)
To lose data
c)
To easily share documents
d)
To install cables
9.
If a cable fails on a star what happens?
a)
Network fails
b)
One computer fails
c)
Nothing
d)
Not sure
10.
A computer network can share printers and software.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
If the main cable on a bus fails what happens?
a)
Nothing
b)
Some of the computers will still work
c)
The whole network fails
d)
One computer fails
12.
What does WAN stand for?
a)
Wide Area Network
b)
Wide Arena Network
c)
World Area Network
d)
World Arena Network
13.
Which network covers a small geographical area?
a)
LAN
b)
WAN
14.
A LAN makes use of external hardware such as satellites and phone lines
a)
True
b)
False
15.
A LAN usually requires a login to access the network
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The best topology is
a)
Bus
b)
Star
c)
Ring
17.
What's this an image of?
a)
A wireless NIC
b)
A wireless computer
c)
A motherboard
d)
Inside of an old mobile phone
18.
Why do NICs do?
a)
Allow devices to control one another
b)
Allow devices to connect to a printer
c)
Allows devices to interface with one another
d)
Allow devices to connect to a network
19.
What does NIC stand for?
a)
Network Interface Computer
b)
Network Interface Card
c)
Network Intercom Controller
d)
Network Interface Controller
20.
What are most NICs built into nowadays?
a)
The CPU
b)
The ROM
c)
The RAM
d)
A PC's motherboard
21.
Which best describes the function of a router?
a)
Receives Internet signal - shares signal with network
b)
Connects the computers to the printer
c)
Connects the clients to the server
d)
Protects the server from hackers and viruses
22.
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
23.
What's the problem with Ethernet cable?
a)
Ethernet cable is expensive compared to other cable
b)
Signal gains strength over longer distances
c)
Ethernet cable is slow
d)
Signal loses strength over longer distances
24.
What is this an image of?
a)
Fibre optic cable
b)
Ethernet cable
c)
Cable cars
d)
Coaxial cable
25.
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
26.
Which of the TCP/IP model layers is responsible for breaking down the message into packets?
a)
Network
b)
Application
c)
Transport
d)
Internet
27.
Which is the first layer of the TCP/IP model?
a)
Network
b)
Application
c)
Transport
d)
Internet
28.
What does TCP stand for?
a)
Transfer Control Protocol
b)
Transmission Control Protocol
c)
Transfer Character Protocol
d)
Transmission Character Protocol
29.
HTTP stands for..
a)
.. Hyper Technology Transmission Piece
b)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
c)
Hypertext Talking Package
d)
Hypertext Transfer Program
30.
What is a protocol?
a)
Any peripheral device
b)
A person that uses a client
c)
Rules for networks and communications
d)
A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data
31.
What is TCP used for?
a)
To send information across the internet in packets
b)
To ensure that information is sent to the correct computer
c)
To send mail across the internet
d)
To transmit webpages across the internet
32.
Which of these are mail protocols?
a)
SMTP and POP
b)
TCP and FTP
c)
FTP and SMTP
d)
POP and IP
33.
What is a network?
a)
Two or more computers connected to each other
b)
Computers in a circle
c)
Clients receiving data from servers
d)
Spiders doing a job
34.
Which protocol would you use to transfer files?
a)
FTP
b)
SMTP
c)
POP3
d)
HTTP
35.
Why are IP addresses needed?
a)
So the user knows how to send emails
b)
So the router can speak to WiFi
c)
So the Internet knows where to send information
d)
So the header can see the control information
36.
What does TCP stand for?
a)
Transfer Control Protocol
b)
Transmission Control Protocol
c)
Transfer Character Protocol
d)
Transmission Character Protocol
37.
What is not incuded in a packet?
a)
Sender IP address
b)
Checksum
c)
Router ID
d)
Packet number
38.
What is name of the protocol that matches domain names to IP addresses?
a)
SMTP
b)
TCP
c)
IP
d)
DNS
39.
What kind of address is made up of hex pairs and stored on each device's NIC?
a)
MAC
b)
TCP
c)
IP
d)
DNS
40.
HTTP stands for..
a)
.. Hyper Technology Transmission Piece
b)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
c)
Hypertext Talking Package
d)
Hypertext Transfer Program
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