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Chapter 1 Introduction to networks

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a network?

a)

a global computer network providing a variety of information a

b)

It's when one or two devices connected to share information

c)

It's a protocol that is shared with more than one devices to share information to one another

d)

None of the above

e)

It's a programs which two machines need to agree to share before sharing data

2.

The following picture is an example of a ... ?

a)

Start topology

b)

Ring topology

c)

Round topology

d)

None of the above

3.

What is a internet ?

a)

It's a programs that gives you information about everything

b)

It's a global network that provides services to the applications and websites searched for

c)

It's a a global network of networks connected to each other

4.

T or F : an example of a network device is a router

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A chunk of forwarded data is

a)

Protocal

b)

Packet Switches

c)

Infrastructure

d)

Network

e)

Internet

6.

What is a medium ?

a)

network performance is about response time - how fast a message can be sent or how quickly a document can be retrieved

b)

device for connecting computers and other network capable devices together to form a network

c)

It's a communication channels used to interconnect nodes on a computer network, it can be wired or wireless

7.

what are the types of networks?

a)

WAN

b)

LAN

c)

OAN

d)

Both WAN and LAN

e)

Not OAN and LAN, but it's only WAN

8.

What does LAN stands for ?

a)

LOCAL AREA NODE

b)

LOCAL ACCESS NETWORK

c)

LOCAL AREA NETWORK

d)

LOCAL ACCESS NODE

9.

What does WAN means ?

a)

Wild Area Network

b)

Wild Access Node

c)

Wild Area Node

d)

Wild Access Network

10.

what is a LAN?

a)

It's a local Area Network that has a small and limited network and has a short distance range

b)

It's a local Area Network that has a short network distance only

c)

It's a local Access Network that has a small and limited network that has a short distance range

d)

It's a local Area Network that has a long distance and has no limited network

e)

it covers a large geographical area. most WANs are made from several LANs connected together.

11.

WAN means ?

a)

A. It covers a large geographical area. most of them are made from several LANs connected together.

b)

B . It covers a large geographical area. most WANs are made from several OAN'S connected together.

c)

C . It covers a small area such as one site or building, eg a school or a college

d)

D . None of the above

e)

Both A & B

12.

What does Infrastructure mean ?

a)

It provides connection to other devices

b)

It gives the network between several devices that we need and has intermediate devices like a router

c)

None of the above

13.

A network constants of the following :

a)

- Edge & host devices

- Infrastructure

b)

- Edge & host devices

- Infrastructure

- Medium

c)

- Edge & host devices

- Packet switches

d)

None of the above

14.

The picture is example of a ?

hint : it can be fiber , copper , satellite and radio

a)

Network

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Communication Links

15.

What is a host ?

a)

Edge

b)

End system

c)

data

d)

Netwrok

16.

What is a edge ?

a)

A data of information used in a computer

b)

A running software that provides apps

c)

A running network apps at the internet , it will receive the messages

17.

What are the risks of a network ?

a)

Redundant technology

b)

Cyber Attacks

c)

Denial of service

d)

Expensive to manage and maintains

e)

All of the above

18.

An example of a transmission rate of communication link is

a)

Edge

b)

Bandwidth

c)

Network

d)

Internet

19.

Clients and servers network can run network operating systems that can manage users , groups , security and applications on the network ?

a)

False

b)

Ture

20.

it's is a measure of the amount of data that the medium can transfer over a given period of time. each transmission medium has is different.

a)

bandwidth

b)

LAN

c)

Infrastructure

21.

All computers have equal status , where no computer has control over the network. This is a ... ?

a)

Client & server

b)

Peer - to peer (P2P)

22.

What are the advantages of P2P networks ?

a)

low cost

b)

easy to configure

c)

Has full accessibility computer

23.

Draw a Bus topology

24.

What is protocol ?

a)

It's a program which two machines need to agree to be able to share data. Like Wifi, Skype, HTTP

b)

It's a program that is every where , which can gives you limited data

c)

It'a a program that can't control sending and receiving messages

25.

What are the internet standards do ?

a)

Request for comments

b)

Internet Engineering task force

c)

They have Internet Engineering task force and request for comments

d)

They have Internet Engineering task force and request for commands

e)

None of the above

26.

T or F , Infrastructure is a back bone of the internet

a)

Ture

b)

False

27.

what is API ?

a)

It's a application programming interface, that provides connection between computer

b)

It's a application programming infrastructure, that provides connection between computer

28.

What are the benefits of a network ?

a)

Optimisation

b)

Storage Space

c)

save your money

d)

Secure

e)

All of the above

29.

What is a Ring topology ? Explain it and list it's chartacterstces

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30.

How can we classify a network by ?

a)

Network Size

b)

Topology

c)

Management methods

d)

Transmission media

e)

All the above

31.

What are the topology of a network?

a)

BUS

b)

STAR

c)

RING

32.

What are switches ?

a)

Device for connecting computers and other networks together to share information

b)

Device for connecting computers and other network capable devices together to form a network.

33.

What is a Bus topology ? Explain it and list it's chartacterstces

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34.

What are the disadvantages of peer- to-peer

a)

Duplication of resources

b)

Can't handle the uneven loading

c)

Uphold security policy

d)

Has full accessibility of the computer

35.

peer to peer can be appropriate when it have : 10 users max / Security is not a issue/ Limited growth in the foreseeable future and it can have a long distance range

a)

False

b)

Ture

36.

Draw a Ring topology

37.

what does Clients and servers network mean ?

a)

computer that request network resources or services and manage the network server and resources

b)

computer that consists of 2 or more computers connected together

c)

collection of devices

d)

a computer that manage the network server and resources only

38.

What does client and server do ?

a)

They request , provide and mange the resources and services to the network. In addition, a server had more power, hard disk and memory

b)

only mange the resources and services to the network and memory

39.

what are the adv and disav of client and a server network ?

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40.

Draw a Star topology

41.

What is a Star topology ? Explain it and list it's chartacterstces

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42.

what are 3 types of access networks ??

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43.

T or F : A symmetric network has a single route for incoming and outgoing network traffic

a)

Ture

b)

False

44.

T or F : An asymmetric internet connection means that the data speed and file transfer rate on your network is different in each direction.

a)

False

b)

True

45.

A access network is a shared cable that has distribution networks

a)

Ture

b)

False

46.

What does DSL mean ?

a)

Digital Subscriber line

b)

Digital screen Line

c)

Digital Subscriber led

47.

what type of access network is the Hybrid Fiber Coax ??

a)

Cable based access network

b)

Digital subscriber line

c)

Home network

48.

T or F : DSL is a telephone line that needs a central access office ?

a)

Ture

b)

False

49.

T or F : DSL are asymmetric lines ?

a)

Ture

b)

False

50.

WHAT IS THE INTERNET? (Select one or more of the answers below that are correct)

a)

A collection of hardware and software components executing protocols that define the format and the order of messages exchanged between two or more communicating entities, as well as the actions taken on the transmission and/or receipt of a message or other event.

b)

A "network of networks".

c)

A platform for building network applications.

d)

A collection of billions of computing devices, and packet switches interconnected by links.

e)

A place I go for information, entertainment, and to communicate with people

51.

WHAT IS A EXAMPLE OF A PROTOCOL?(Select one or more answers below)

a)

Two people introducing themselves to each other.

b)

A person reading a book.

c)

A student raising her/his hand to ask a really insightful question, followed by the teaching acknowledging the student, listening carefully to the question, and responding with a clear, insightful answer.  And then thanking the student for the question, since teachers love to get questions.

d)

One person asking, and getting, the time to/from another person.

e)

A person sleeping

52.

what are the two types of wireless access network ?

a)

A. Wide area cellular access network

b)

B . Wireless local area access network

c)

C . Both A & B

d)

D . None of the above

53.

Explain what is a star topology ?

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54.

An example of a Wireless local Area Network is building Wifi ?

a)

False

b)

Ture

55.

An example of a Wide area cellular access network is 3G /4G / G5 ?

a)

False

b)

Ture

56.

connecting a mix of switches and routers to hand the large number of devices to  networks is ?

a)

Enterprise network

b)

Home network

c)

cable networks

d)

DSL

57.

What is Packet-switching and what does queueing means ?

what happens when queueing occur ?

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58.

What is ISP stand for & what does it do ? ?

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59.

Which of the characteristics below are associated with the technique of circuit switching?

a)

This technique was the basis for the telephone call switching during the 20th century and into the beginning of this current century.

b)

Data may be queued before being transmitted due to other user’s data that’s also queueing for transmission.

c)

Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) are two approaches for implementing this technique.

d)

Reserves resources needed for a call from source to destination.

e)

Congestion loss and variable end-end delays are possible with this technique.

60.

Which of the characteristics below are associated with the technique of packet switching? Select all correct answers.

a)

Resources are used on demand, not reserved in advance.

b)

This technique is used in the Internet.

c)

Reserves resources needed for a call from source to destination.

d)

Data may be queued before being transmitted due to other user’s data that’s also queueing for transmission.

e)

Congestion loss and variable end-end delays are possible with this technique.

61.

  When we say that the Internet is a “network of networks,” we mean? Check all that apply

a)

The Internet is made up of access networks at the edge, tier-1 networks at the core, and interconnected regional and content provider networks as well.

b)

The Internet is the largest network ever built.

c)

The Internet is the fastest network ever built.

d)

The Internet is made up of a lot of different networks that are interconnected to each other.

62.

Explain what is a ring topology ?

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63.

The OSI (Open system Interconnection ) model is composed of 6 ordered layers ?

a)

Ture

b)

False

64.

What are the OSI layers ?

a)

Application / persentation/ Session/ Network/ Data Link

b)

Persentation/ transport /Network/ Data Link/ physical

c)

Application / persentation/ Session/ transport /Network/ Data Link/ physical

d)

Network/ Data Link/ physical/ persentation/ Session/

65.

What are the internet architecture layer? (More than 1 correct answer)

a)

link

b)

application

c)

transport

d)

network

e)

physical

66.

Explain what is a bus topology ?

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67.

What are the two types of HTTP ? Explain each one .

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