WorksheetsNetwork part 2 - Computer Science SL
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
A collection of computing devices connected in order to communicate and share resources
Network Cable
Bandwidth
Computer Network
Networking
What is the name of this network topology?
Bus
Star
Ring
Diagonal
Meaning of MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
Metro Area Network
Metro Area Networking
Metropolitan Area Networking
The speed with which data is moved from one place to another on a network
Bandwidth
WAN
MAN
Gateway
What is the name of this network topology?
Bus
Star
Ring
Diagonal
A distributed system for managing hostname resolution
Host Number
Host
Domain Name
Domain Name System
The part of a hostname that specifies a specific organization or group
Host Number
Host
Domain Name
Domain Name System
A gateway machine and its software that protects a network by filtering the traffic it allows
IP Address
Traceroute
Firewall
Ping
A program used to test whether a particular network computer is active and reachable
IP Address
Traceroute
Firewall
Ping
A network device that directs a packet between networks toward its final destination
Modem
Router
Broadband
Switch
Software that breaks messages into packets, hands them off to the IP software for delivery, and then orders and reassembles the packets at their destination
TCP
DSL
MAN
ISP
All the computers in this topology are connected to one switch
Bus
Ring
Star
devices are connected in a circular layout
Ring
Bus
Star
The layout of how computers are connected is
network
type
topology
The best topology is
Bus
Star
Ring
The program that we use to modeling a network is
Cisco packet
Cisco packet tracer
Cisco tracer
The "bit rate" measures ....
the server speed
the cable speed
the network speed
Network performance refers to how well data is transmitted through the network.
False
True
Megabits per second (Mbps) refers to a speed of ....
a million bits per second
a hundred bits per second
a thousand bits per second
a thousand million bits per second
This term describes how much data can be transferred over a connection in a given time.
Transmission media
Contention ratio
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is about the speed the data is transmitted.
False
True
The number of users on a network can affect the network performance
True
False
The ...... can be used to measure the ratio of users compared to the available bandwidth
network ratio
contention ratio
bandwidth ratio
Small LANs are more likely to make use of ...
fibre optic cables
copper Ethernet cables
Fibre optic cables are often used for WANs because ....
they provide very high bandwidth
they need less technical skill to set up than Wi-Fi
they can transmit images, video and music
...... can be used to try and reduce interference
Wider cables
Shielded cables
Shorter cables
As a cable get ...... the signal can become too weak and errors can begin to creep in.
narrower
longer
shorter
wider
...... describes how much time it takes for a data packet to travel across the network.
Larceny
Latency
Literacy
Lag
Networks with long delays are called .....
high latency networks
slow latency netwokrs
low latency netwokrs
fast latency networks
Malware.....
Are different types of threats to computer systems.
Is a manufacturer of computer parts
Hard to find on the internet
Distribution is completely legal.
What can virus affect?
Keyboard
Hard drive
RAM
All of the above
Sending requests to a single server using hijacked machines
Phishing
DoS
Worms
Virus
Software that performs a ‘barrier’ between a potential attacker and the computer system.
Antivirus
Firewall
Windows update
Disk defragmenter
What is encryption?
Where only the sender and recipient can read the message.
A method of bypassing viruses
A form of anti-virus
Where data is translated into code so that only authorised users, or users with the key can decrypt it.
What must a user need to decrypt a file?
Coin
Key
Token
Graph
Trojan Horses
Does not need to attach to a program
Can only occur when a computer is not connected to a network
A type of social engineering
Designed to access a computer by misleading users of its’ intent by prompting to download a program
Worms
Do not need to attach to a program
Need to attach to a program
A type of social engineering
Designed to access a computer by misleading users of its’ intent by prompting to download a program
How do hackers use viruses?
To make a computer unusable
To get someone’s personal information
To find out card details
All of the above
Data travels across networks in
Nibbles
Parts
Bytes
Packets
Uses a number of computers over a network of infected machines which send req uests to a website which would bring it offline
SQL
DoS
WLAN
USB
