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Year 7 Networks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A computer network is ___ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)

Two or more computers

c)

Three or more computers

d)

Four or more computers

2.
Two or more computers connected close together in a local area e.g. building or office is called?
a)
WAN
b)
LAN
c)
The Internet
d)
Virtual Network
3.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Local Area Network
b)
Legal Access Network
c)
Legendary Access Node
d)
Local Admin Network
4.

What is an advantage of a LAN?

a)

You can share peripherals like printers.

b)

It is more secure than a standalone computer

c)

Data and information cannot be easily shared

d)

Expensive to setup.

5.
What is the purpose of a LAN?
a)
To allow computers to communicate with each other in the same area
b)
To allow computers to communicate with each other - anywhere in the world
6.

With a LAN, users can usually log on to any work station to access their files.

a)

False

b)

True

7.
Two or more computers connected together over a wide geographical area (e.g. county, country, globe).  What type of network is this?
a)
LAN
b)
School Network
c)
WAN
d)
The Internet
8.
What does WAN stand for ?
a)
Weak Access Node
b)
Working Area Network
c)
Wide Area Network
d)
World Access Net
9.
What is the purpose of a WAN?
a)
To allow computers to communicate with each other in the same area
b)
To allow computers to communicate with each other - anywhere in the world
10.
A computer network can share printers and software.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Networked computers can also share (select which one is true)

a)

Hardware, software and data

b)

Optical discs, software and data

c)

Hardware, software and Clients

12.

The Word Wide Web (WWW) is the largest ...

a)

Local Area Network (LAN)

b)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

c)

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

13.

How is the internet connected throughout the world?

a)

Under sea cables

b)

Wireless connection

c)

Masts

d)

Over sea cables

14.

Which method of internet connection is quicker?

a)

WIFI

b)

Mobile Data

c)

Wired (Broadband)

d)

Hotspot

15.

The layout of how computers are connected with a cable is to form a network is called

a)

a network

b)

a type

c)

a topology

16.
What are the 3 main network topologies?
a)
BUS, RING & STAR
b)
BUS, STAR & LAN
c)
WAN, STAR & LAN
17.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
18.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
19.

What type of network is this?

a)

Bus

b)

Ring

c)

Star

20.

What type of network is this?

a)

Star

b)

Mesh

c)

Bus

d)

Ring