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ICT - Networks, Storage and Media Devices

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT optical storage media

a)

CD

b)

DVD

c)

Blu-bay

d)

Blu-ray

2.

SSD is short from

a)

Super state drive

b)

Solid state drive

c)

Solid super drive

d)

Super service drive

3.

HDD is on the picture

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is on the picture?

a)

DVD drive

b)

Solid state drive

c)

Flash drive

d)

Floppy disk

5.

What is on the picture?

a)

HDD

b)

SSD

c)

Memory stick

d)

DVD drive

6.

What is not true about SSD compared with HDD

a)

They are more reliable

b)

They are cheaper

c)

Data access is considerably faster on HDD

d)

They are more thin

7.

Laser light is used to read data on optical drives

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which of these are magnetic storage devices?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
10.

Solid state storage has no moving parts?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which type of storage uses a laser?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

12.

Which of the following storage devices is most suitable for use in mobile devices?

a)

Cloud

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Optical

13.

What is a storage device?

a)

A device use for calculating data

b)

A device used to store data temporarily

c)

A device used to supply power to the computer

d)

A device used to store data permanently

14.
Optical device, fairly fragile, easy to snap or scratch.
a)
Flash memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard disk
15.
Not intended to be a portable storage device.
a)
CD
b)
Flash memory
c)
DVD
d)
Internal hard disk
16.
Large organisations use this type of storage device to  back up their systems daily.
a)
CD
b)
DVD
c)
Blu-ray
d)
Magnetic tape
17.
Typically has the largest storage capacity and is the cheapest per gb.
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
18.
Typically stores 650mb of data on it - usually music.
a)
DVD
b)
Blu-ray
c)
CD
d)
Floppy disk
19.
What is the most durable?
a)
Magnetic Tape
b)
Solid State Drive
c)
Hard Drive
d)
CD
20.
Same as 1,024 GB
a)
1 TB
b)
1 GB
c)
1MB
d)
1 KB
21.

Which of the following is an advantage of Solid State Storage?

a)

It has spinning disks to read the data

b)

The storage device is lightweight and silent

c)

SSDs are very cheap to buy and have lots of storage

22.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Logical Analogue Network
b)
Laser Assisted Network
c)
Local Area Network
23.
What is a server in a computer network?
a)
The name for a large number of computer cables
b)
Someone who manages the network
c)
A powerful computer that provides a service, such as centralised file storage
24.
A computer network is ___ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)
Two or more
c)
Three or more
d)
Four or more
25.
What does WAN stand for?
a)
Wide Area Network
b)
Wide Arena Network
c)
World Area Network
d)
World Arena Network
26.
Which of these is NOT an advantage of networks?
a)
Sharing peripheral devices such as printers and scanners
b)
Possible to communicate globally
c)
Can protect against viruses
d)
PCs can be backed up and updated by one central PC
27.
Connecting to a network is good because...
a)
You can share an internet connection
b)
You can share files and folders
c)
You can share printers
d)
All of these!
28.

Which network covers a large geographical area?

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

29.

Thomas Mills High School has computers being used in a number of school buildings within the site.

Which network is being used?

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

30.

What does WLAN stand for?

a)

Wired Local Arena Name

b)

Wireless Local Area Network

c)

Wireless Area Name

d)

Wired Local Area Network

31.

What device is used to connect a number of computers together to make a LAN?

a)

Hub/Switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Router/Modem

d)

Server

32.

What is number 3?

a)

Web browser

b)

ISP

c)

Router/Modem

d)

Hub/ Switch

33.

What device is used to connect two LAN's together?

a)

Hub/Switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Router/Modem

d)

Server

34.

What piece of hardware is being described?

Used for phone line connections to internet. Will convert analogue data into digital data.

a)

Switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Router

d)

Network Interface Card

e)

Modem

35.

What are the hardwares used in video conferencing

a)

Webcams

b)

Bridge

c)

Modems

d)

Microphones

36.

VOIP Stands for ________

a)

Voice over Internet PIN

b)

Voice over Internet Protocol

c)

Voice over Intranet Protocol

37.

What are the disadvantages of video conferencing?

a)

Sound and picture quality is good

b)

Time lag/delays when talking

c)

Expensive for set-up

d)

Time differences

38.

What is audio conferencing?

a)

Meeting held between people using audio equipment.

b)

The communication between two people at two separate location.

39.

Video conferencing can use both audio and video?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is used to verify that data comes from a secure trusted source?

a)

Emails

b)

Internet

c)

Authentication

d)

Hub

41.

Who created the Telephone?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Alexander Bell

c)

Claude Chappe

d)

Edouard Estaunie

42.

Wired network is slower than Wireless

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What is the smallest unit for storage?

(a)  

44.

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work on radio frequencies?

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Faxes are more secure than email?

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The type of a networking specific to only users of an organization is called

a)

infranet

b)

internet

c)

intranet

d)

net and net

47.

A unique identifier for each computer or device on a network

a)

Web Address

b)

URL

c)

IP Address

d)

IPV4

48.

Customers in Martin’s company can access certain parts of the network from their own company computer outside of Martin’s company. This is an example of a/an:

a)

Extranet

b)

Intranet

c)

Internet

49.

What is Malware?

a)

Bad computer equipment

b)

Pop up adverts on your computer

c)

Software designed to do harm to a computer

d)

Fake web sites

50.

What most defines a computer virus?

a)

It crashes computers

b)

It can copy itself and spread to other computers

c)

It can spy on what you do

d)

It cannot be fixed

51.

How is a Worm different from other viruses

a)

It does more harm

b)

It can spread without a user doing anything

c)

It can't spread without a user doing something

d)

It doesn't do any harm

52.

Which is the best definition of a black hat hacker?

a)

Someone who breaks into computer systems to test out their security

b)

Someone who breaks into computer systems for the government

c)

Someone who breaks into computers systems to cause damage or make money

d)

Someone who breaks into computer systems without getting caught