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Networking Scenarios

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which network type uses a coaxial cable to receive its signal?

a)

Fiber Optic

b)

Cable

c)

Satellite

d)

Cellular

2.

Which network type uses light pulses to transmit data?

a)

Cable

b)

Fiber Optic

c)

Satellite

d)

Wireless

3.

A healthcare organization provides mobile clinics throughout the world and needs to transfer patient statistical data to a central database via the Internet. Which network technology should they select to ensure network connectivity for any clinic located anywhere in the world, even remote areas?

a)

DSL

b)

Satellite

c)

Cable Modem

d)

Dial Up

4.

Which cellular network type was the first to have gigabit-per-second speeds?

a)

2G

b)

3G

c)

4G

d)

5G

5.

Which cellular network type was the first kind of network to use encryption?

a)

2G

b)

3G

c)

4G

d)

5G

6.

Which of the following statements is true regarding a VPN?

a)

With a VPN, other sites can use your IP address to determine your physical location.

b)

You can hide your browsing history from the VPN company.

c)

A VPN masks a user's IP address in order to make their actions untraceable.

d)

Sometimes a VPN can increase your browsing speed.

7.

What is the name of the protocol suite used on the Internet?

a)

UDP/IP

b)

TCP/IP

c)

HTTP/DNS

d)

HTTP

8.

Which of the following refers to digital content that is delivered over the internet?

a)

ISP

b)

Network

c)

World Wide Web

d)

TCP/IP suite

9.

Which of the following protocols is used by an email client to retrieve messages from an email server and gives users the option to keep mail messages on the server?

a)

SMTP

b)

POP3

c)

IMAP

d)

NTP

10.

What protocol is used to send email messages from a mail client to a mail server?

a)

IMAP

b)

SMTP

c)

POP3

d)

FTP

11.

A user read their work email from their home computer and when they returned to work the next day and accessed the email server, all of their email was missing. Which of the following protocols removes mail from a mail server?

a)

HTTPS

b)

POP3

c)

IMAP

d)

SMTP

12.

You want to use an application and are not connected to a network. Which of the following application delivery methods should you choose?

a)

Network hosting

b)

n-tier application

c)

Local installation

d)

Cloud hosting

13.

Which of the following Application Architecture Model tiers describes office productivity software as a standalone on a single computer?

a)

Three Tier

b)

One Tier

c)

Two Tier

d)

n-Tier

14.

What is the term for software that is exclusively controlled by a company and cannot be used or modified without permission?

a)

Read-only Software

b)

Open-source Software

c)

Proprietary Software

d)

Microsoft Software

15.

What is the term for software that anyone can use or modify for free?

a)

Proprietary software

b)

Linux software

c)

Open-source software

d)

Read-write software

16.

One software license model allows software to be freely distributed, downloaded, and installed without paying a license fee but often requires a fee for support, training, or added functionality.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Open-source

b)

Personal

c)

Enterprise

d)

Proprietary

17.

Software that requires a monthly subscription fee is often called _______________.

a)

Software as a service

b)

Temporary software

c)

Web applications

d)

Online-only software

18.

Your organization has 20 employees who need an accounting software update installed. Due to a miscommunication, the purchaser only paid to update 10 licenses. The software company issued a paper license and a single key for updating 10 users. This is an enterprise paper license and there is no mechanism that enforces a limit to the number of times the key can be used. You decide to update all 20 users.

Which of the following are possible consequences of this decision?

a)

Your company is exposed to litigation by violating the software license agreement.

b)

The software company will never detect the violation so negative consequences are unlikely.

c)

There are no consequences. By law, you are allowed 1 to 3 activations per user.

d)

The software will eventually stop working properly for the 10 extra updates you installed.

19.

Which application makes sure your computer has the most recent versions of its system software?

a)

Windows Update

b)

Disk Cleaner

c)

Backup and Restore

d)

Windows Defender

20.

Transmits packets in a continuous stream (like video or audio) but doesn’t verify packets?

a)

UDP

b)

TCP

c)

IP

d)

DNS