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Network and Topologies - Year 10F

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

LAN stands for .....

a)

Lower area network

b)

Local area network

c)

Local area net

d)

last ace note

2.

The W in WAN stands for..

a)

Welsh

b)

West

c)

Wide

d)

Word

3.

The network in a school or office is usually a ..

a)

LAN

b)

PAN

c)

WAN

4.

A network of cash machines is connected in a .

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

PAN

5.

A Wide Area Network can connect Local Area Networks together.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of these is NOT a benefit of having a network?

a)

You can share files easily.

b)

You can make nice posters.

c)

You can share a printer, this saves money!

d)

It is easy to back up all the data as it is stored on the server.

7.

Network cable is called..

a)

Extra cable.

b)

Ethernet Cable

c)

Entry Code

d)

Blue cable

8.

Which of these is a piece of software?

a)

mouse

b)

Word processor

c)

keyboard

d)

speakers

9.

Which of these is a piece of hardware?

a)

Spreadsheet

b)

CPU

c)

Publisher

d)

Windows movie maker.

10.

What type of network is this?

a)

Star

b)

Mesh

c)

Bus

d)

Ring

11.

What type of network is this?

a)

Bus

b)

Ring

c)

Star

d)

Mesh

12.
The following is not needed to connect to LAN:
a)
The latest version of an operating system and all the updates.
b)
Network card
c)
Wireless or wired router
13.
Wired networks are faster than wireless.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
A computer network is ___ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)
Two or more
c)
Three or more
d)
Four or more
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.

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

a)

Local Area Network (LAN)

b)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

c)

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

20.

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.

21.

What is a network

a)

A stand alone computer

b)

Two or more interconnected computers

c)

A computer without a server

22.

WAN stands for?

a)

Wide Area Network

b)

Wide Angled Network

c)

Wiped Area Network

23.

A LAN usually (Select which one is true)

a)

Used by international organisations

b)

Is only used by one computer

c)

Usually operates on a single site

24.

A WAN usually (Select which one is true)

a)

Covers on 6 computers

b)

Usually operates on a single site or within a single building

c)

Covers a large geographical area

25.

To create a network the following is required (select the correct one)

a)

Python Software

b)

Microsoft Word

c)

Use cables, telephone lines, satellites and radio waves

26.

Which one is a BUS topology

a)
b)
c)
27.

A BUS topology is (Which one is correct)?

a)

Easy to set up

b)

Expensive to set up

c)

Hard to set up

28.

Which one is a RING topology

a)
b)
c)
29.

Which one is a STAR topology

a)
b)
c)
30.

A star topology will cause a network failure if...

a)

If the hub/switch fails

b)

If one of the many of the computers fail

c)

If the printer fails

31.

Networks are easy to set up, which network is harder to modify?

a)

BUS

b)

RING

c)

STAR

32.
What type of network is this?
a)
Ring 
b)
Bus 
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
33.
In a star network
a)
Each device is connected to a switch or hub
b)
Each device connects to each other
c)
Each device is connected in a line
d)
Each device is connected to a terminal
34.
Which network topology is the most common way of setting up a network?
a)
Star
b)
Ring
c)
Bus
35.
A terminator
a)
Makes the network quicker
b)
Sends Data Packets
c)
Stops data collisions
d)
Connects devices to the internet 
36.
What term describes the physical layout of a network?
a)
Topology
b)
topping
c)
topiology
d)
toppology
37.
What type of network topology shown in the picture?
a)
Bus topology
b)
Ring topology
c)
Star topology
d)
Tree topology
38.
Base on the picture given, determined whether the statement below is TRUE or FALSE

"A terminator is required at each end of the bus cable to prevent the signal from bouncing back and forth on the bus cable."
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
39.

Which one is a RING topology

a)
b)
c)
40.

what type of network topology is this

a)

Bus

b)

Ring

c)

Star

41.

Bus Topology Advantages "Choose 2"

a)

Use less cable than other topologies

b)

Data packets travel at great speed

c)

Inexpensive to install

d)

One cable failure does not bring down the entire network

42.
What are the 3 main network topologies?
a)
BUS, RING & STAR
b)
BUS, STAR & LAN
c)
WAN, STAR & LAN
43.

It is a network topology where all nodes are attached in the shape of a closed loop.

a)

Ring

b)

Bus

c)

Star

d)

Hybrid

44.

It is a network topology where all nodes are attached to a cable

a)

Mesh

b)

Hybrid

c)

Ring

d)

Bus

45.

What topology is this?

a)

Star

b)

Mesh

c)

Hybrid

d)

Ring

46.

What topology is this?

a)

Mesh

b)

Hybrid

c)

Star

d)

Linear bus

47.

Bus, ring and star topologies are mostly used in the

a)

LAN

b)

MAN

c)

WAN

48.

In which topology there is a central controller or hub?

a)

star

b)

ring

c)

mesh

d)

bus

49.

What is a network?

a)

A group of 1 or more devices which communicate

b)

A group of 2 or more devices which communicate

c)

When 2 or more computers are in the same building.

d)

A group of 3 or more devices which communicate

50.

Hospitals, banks and supermarkets are all linked using which network type?

a)

WAN

b)

LAN

c)

BUS

d)

WiFi

51.
WAN stand for ?
a)
Wide Area Natrok
b)
Wide Area Netwok
c)
Wide Aral Network
d)
1,2
52.

What is the fastest type of network connection?

a)

Ethernet

b)

Mobile data

c)

Fibre optics

d)

Wi-fi

53.

Which of these is not a wireless connection?

a)

Bluetooth

b)

4G

c)

Wi-fi

d)

Ethernet

54.

Which is faster, a Wired or wireless connection?

a)

Wired

b)

Wireless

c)

Both are the same speed

55.

What does VPN stand for?

a)

Visual Protected Network

b)

Virtual Private Network

c)

Visual Private Network

d)

Virtual Protected Network

56.
What is a characteristic of a LAN?
a)
Small geographical location such as a school or small office.
b)
Really cheap to set up.
c)
Uses less cables than a star.
57.
What does NIC stand for?
a)
Network Internet Card
b)
New Internet Creator
c)
Network Interface Card
d)
Network Interceptor Card
58.
What type of network is this?
a)
Ring 
b)
Bus 
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
59.
The internet is the worlds biggest
a)
LAN
b)
WAN
60.
A router can
a)
Forward data packets
b)
Absorb signals
c)
Repeat signals
d)
absorb data packets
61.
What term describes the physical layout of a network?
a)
Topology
b)
topping
c)
topiology
d)
toppology