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Network Fundamentals

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the key term for devices that are connected together?

a)

Network

b)

Internet

c)

World Wide Web

d)

Local Area Network

2.

Who invented the World Wide Web?

a)

Kane Thompson

b)

Dennis Ritchie

c)

Tim Berners-Lee

d)

Kevin Mitnick

3.

What does the term "IP" stand for?

a)

Intellectual Property

b)

Information Protection

c)

Input

d)

Internet Protocol

4.

What is each section of an IP address called?

a)

Byte

b)

Octet

c)

Segment

d)

Binery

5.

How many sections (in digits) does an IP address have?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

6.

What does the term "MAC" stand for?

a)

Multiple Access

b)

Media Access Control

c)

Message Authentication Code

d)

Medium Access Controller

7.

What protocol does ping use?

a)

ARP

b)

SMTP

c)

ICMP

d)

TCP/IP

8.

What does LAN stand for?

a)

Local Access Network

b)

Local Access Number

c)

Local Area Network

d)

Life Association News

9.

What is the verb given to the job that Routers perform?

a)

Packet Switching

b)

Broadcast

c)

Routing

d)

Packet Crafting

10.

What device is used to centrally connect multiple devices on the local network and transmit data to the correct location?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Repeater

d)

Bridge

11.

What topology is cost-efficient to set up?

a)

Ring Topology

b)

Hybrid Topology

c)

Star Topology

d)

Bus Topology

12.

What topology is expensive to set up and maintain?

a)

Bus Topology

b)

Tree Topology

c)

Star Topology

d)

Mesh Topology

13.

What is the technical term for dividing a network up into smaller pieces?

a)

Packets

b)

Frame

c)

Subnetting

d)

Bits

14.

How many bits are in a subnet mask?

a)

48

b)

56

c)

32

d)

16

15.

What is the range of a section (octet) of a subnet mask?

a)

1-10

b)

240-255

c)

0-255

d)

1-255

16.

What address is used to identify the start of a network?

a)

Host Address

b)

Default Gateway

c)

Network Address

d)

IP Address

17.

What address is used to identify devices within a network?

a)

Host Address

b)

Mac Address

c)

Binary Address

d)

Network Address

18.

What is the name used to identify the device responsible for sending data to another network?

a)

IP Address

b)

Network Interface Card

c)

Router

d)

Default Gateway

19.

What does ARP stand for?

a)

Advanced Research Program

b)

Address Resolution Protocol

c)

Arp Resolution Protocol

d)

Advanced Regents Program

20.

What address is used as a physical identifier for a device on a network?

a)

IP Address

b)

ARP Address

c)

MAC Address

d)

None of These

21.

What address is used as a logical identifier for a device on a network?

a)

MAC Address

b)

Network Interface Address

c)

IP Address

d)

DNS Address

22.

What does DNS stand for?

a)

Domain Name Server

b)

Domain Name System

c)

Directory Name Service

d)

Direct Numerical Simulation

23.

What does HTTP stand for?

a)

HyperText Transfer Protocol

b)

Hyper Text Transper Protocol

c)

Hyper Terminal Tracing Program

d)

None of These

24.

What does the S in HTTPS stand for?

a)

Less-Secure

b)

Not-Secure

c)

Secure

d)

Super-Secure

25.

Which layer would choose to send data over TCP or UDP?

a)

Layer 7

b)

Layer 2

c)

Layer 3

d)

Layer 4

26.

Which layer checks received packets to make sure that they haven't been corrupted?

a)

Layer 6

b)

Layer 5

c)

Layer 1

d)

Layer 2

27.

In which layer would data be formatted in preparation for transmission?

a)

Layer 2

b)

Layer 7

c)

Layer 1

d)

Layer 3

28.

Which layer transmits and receives data?

a)

Layer 3

b)

Layer 1

c)

Layer 7

d)

Layer 2

29.

Which layer encrypts, compresses, or otherwise transforms the initial data to give it a standardized format?

a)

Layer 3

b)

Layer 5

c)

Layer 6

d)

Layer 4

30.

Which layer tracks communications between the host and receiving computers?

a)

Layer 5

b)

Layer 3

c)

Layer 7

d)

Layer 9

31.

Which layer accepts communication requests from applications?

a)

Layer 6

b)

Layer 7

c)

Layer 1

d)

Layer 3

32.

Which layer handles logical addressing?

a)

Layer 4

b)

Layer 2

c)

Layer 1

d)

Layer 3

33.

When sending data over TCP, what would you call the "bite-sized" pieces of data?

a)

Frames

b)

Packets

c)

Binary

d)

Segments

34.

Which layer would the FTP protocol communicate with?

a)

Layer 6

b)

Layer 1

c)

Layer 3

d)

Layer 7

35.

Which transport layer protocol would be best suited to transmit a live video?

a)

DHCP

b)

TCP

c)

FTP

d)

UDP

36.

Which model was introduced first, OSI or TCP/IP?

a)

TCP/IP

b)

OSI

c)

DOD

d)

None of These

37.

Which layer of the TCP/IP model covers the functionality of the Transport layer of the OSI model?

a)

Application

b)

Network Interface

c)

Transport

d)

Internet

38.

What kind of protocol is TCP?

a)

Connection-Based

b)

Connection-Oriented

c)

Connection-Less

d)

All of the Above