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Networks, the Internet, Packets and Reliability

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a network?

a)

1 computer not connected to anything

b)

a job where you make fishing nets

c)

2 or more computers connected together

2.

Viruses and malware cannot spread via a computer network.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is a data collision?

a)

When two devices on a network transmit data at the same time

b)

When two devices on a network transmit data at separate times.

4.

What is a packet?

a)

packets are big groups of information sent over the Internet

b)

packets are small groups of information sent over the Internet

5.

A computer network is where two or more devices are connected together so they can share...

a)

people

b)

cables

c)

resources

6.

_____ are rules that define how messages between computers are sent.

a)

Pathways

b)

Protocols

c)

Packets

7.

What happens when the destination computer does not receive a packet for a video?

a)

Nothing

b)

Asks for the packet to be resent

8.

______ manage the _________ that data packets travel across the Internet and networks.

a)

Protocols, pathways

b)

Networks, packets

c)

Pathways, nodes

d)

Pathways, protocols

9.

_______ are small amounts of computer data sent over a ______.

a)

Data, pathway

b)

Packets, network

c)

Nodes, network

d)

Packets, pathway

10.

______are a group of connected computing devices.

a)

Pathways

b)

Nodes

c)

Networks

11.

The _______ is a network of _________.

a)

Pathways, nodes

b)

Internet, networks

c)

Pathways, nodes

12.

What are three different ways computers or devices in networks can connect to one another?

a)

figure 8, star, bus

b)

bus, double ring, star

c)

ring, star, bus

13.

_________ are small amounts of computer _________ sent over a network.

a)

Protocols, data

b)

Packets, data

c)

Data, protocols

d)

Nodes, packets

14.

________ sent over __________ and the _________ are sent across different paths and at different speeds.

a)

Protocols, nodes, network

b)

Packets, networks, Internet

c)

Data, pathways, network

d)

Data, networks, Internet

15.

Every packet contains the source IP address and the destination IP address.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Identify the Internet system that verifies delivery of packets.

a)

HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

b)

TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

c)

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

17.

Identify 2 factors that affect the 'cheapest' path for packets to travel to their destination.

a)

relationships between companies

b)

the number of packets

c)

Time

d)

Money

18.

Packets sent to a specific address do not have to travel the same path or even in order.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What are the 2 main components that allow the Internet to grow?

a)

packets and HTTP

b)

Fault tolerance and redundancy

20.

What is a key factor in network reliability?

a)

only one way for packets to travel to a destination

b)

multiple paths to send packets

21.

Instead of boxes and envelopes, the Internet sends what?

a)

pixels

b)

binary information

c)

cryptography

d)

images

22.

When did the design for the Internet first start?

a)

1970's

b)

1980's

c)

1990's

d)

after 2000

23.

Information can be sent over the Internet using:

a)

electricity

b)

radio waves

c)

light

d)

all of the above

24.

Messages on the Internet

a)

Follow a direct path.

b)

Do not follow a direct path.

25.

What happens when an important router gets destroyed?

a)

The Internet stops working.

b)

The packets just find another route and are forwarded by another router.

c)

The messages are lost.