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Computer Networks - Introduction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Broadcast system that supports transmission to a subset of the machines is called

a)

point-to-point

b)

multicasting

c)

unicasting

d)

a) peer-to-peer

2.

A _____________ is a privately owned network that operates within and nearby a single building.

a)

Personal Area Networks

b)

Metropolitan Area Networks

c)

Local Area Networks

d)

Wide Area Networks

3.

_____________

is a switching element that connects two or more transmission lines.

a)

Router

b)

Subnet

c)

VPN

d)

ISP

4.

The

point-to-point transmission with exactly one sender and exactly one

receiver is called _________.

a)

broadcasting

b)

multicasting

c)

unicasting

d)

peer-to-peer

5.

The

_________ allows the devices to communicate over the range of a person.

a)

Personal Area Networks

b)

Metropolitan Area Networks

c)

Local Area Networks

d)

Wide Area Networks

6.

In

_______ algorithm, each router makes the decision as to where to send a

packet next in the network.

a)

forwarding

b)

routing

c)

switching

d)

a) flow

7.

A

list of protocols used by a communication system is called _______.

a)

protocol architecture

b)

protocol suit

c)

protocol stack

d)

c) protocol queue

8.

A ____________ is a set of rules governing the format and meaning of the messages that are exchanged by the peer entities within a layer.

a)

primitive

b)

service

c)

interface

d)

protocol

9.

A

_________ is a set of primitives (operations) that a layer provides to the

layer above it.

a)

protocol stack

b)

service

c)

interface

d)

protocol

10.

The

communication system which spans states, countries or the whole world is

____.

a)

Local Area Networks

b)

Wide Area Networks

c)

Metropolitan Area Networks

d)

Internetworks