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Computer Networks

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a network?

a)

a blue net you take to work

b)

a job where you make fishing nets

c)

1 computer not connected to anything

d)

2 or more computers connected together

2.

What does LAN stand for?

a)

Local Alternative Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Labor Association Network

d)

Live Action Network

3.

Which network connection is mobile, inexpensive, and is easy to set up?

a)

Wireless

b)

Wired

4.

What do networks allow you to share?

a)

information

b)

dinner

c)

cars

d)

desks

5.

How do wired networks connect to other devices?

a)

Radio frequencies

b)

Microwave signals

c)

Ethernet cables

d)

Barbed wire

6.

What network covers a LARGE geographical area?

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

BAN

d)

KAN

7.

What do you need to connect networks together?

a)

keyboard

b)

client

c)

printer

d)

router

8.

What network covers a SMALL geographical area?

a)

WAN

b)

JAN

c)

LAN

d)

GAN

9.

What does WAN stand for?

a)

Whale Area Network

b)

Wide Area Network

c)

Windows Area Network

d)

Wave Area Network

10.

Which network connection is faster and more relaiable?

a)

Wired

b)

Wireless

11.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Local Area Network
b)
Legal Access Network
c)
Legendary Access Node
d)
Local Admin Network
12.
What does WAN stand for ?
a)
Weak Access Node
b)
Working Area Network
c)
Wide Area Network
d)
World Access Net
13.
What is this an image of?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
WAN
d)
LAN
14.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Mesh
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
15.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
16.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
17.
Choose an example of a WAN
a)
School
b)
College
c)
Netflix
d)
Single site
18.
What are the red arrows pointing at?
a)
Terminator
b)
Node
c)
Bus
d)
Network
19.
What is a disadvantage of a star network?
a)
It is cheap
b)
It uses one cable
c)
It is expensive
d)
It has a terminator
20.
What is a network?
a)
1 computer
b)
2 or more computers connected
c)
a film
d)
a server
21.
Why use a network?
a)
Share viruses
b)
To lose data
c)
To easily share documents
d)
To install cables
22.
If a cable fails on a star what happens?
a)
Network fails
b)
One computer fails
c)
Nothing
d)
Not sure
23.
A computer network can share printers and software.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
If the main cable on a bus fails what happens?
a)
Nothing
b)
Some of the computers will still work
c)
The whole network fails
d)
One computer fails
25.
A computer network is ___ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)
Two or more
c)
Three or more
d)
Four or more
26.

Select three items which are resources shared on a computer network.

a)

Data

b)

Bridge

c)

Storage

d)

Internet

e)

Packets

27.

Bluetooth network is also known as Wired Personal Area Network?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Hubs are more efficient in distributing data packets than Switches?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

ISP stands for Inter-Service Provider

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Communication rules used by network devices is known as protocol.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A typical router transfers data within a range of 10m to 30m.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enable devices to communicate using...

a)

Router

b)

WLAN

c)

Switch

d)

Radiowaves

33.

A device used to connect several computers to form a LAN is called?

a)

Switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Router

d)

Gateway

34.

A device that connect LANs using the same protocol is called?

a)

Switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Router

d)

Gateway

35.

A device not connected to a computer network is known as....

a)

LAN

b)

Bridge

c)

Standalone

d)

WLAN

36.

Identify two network hardware that can be used to setup an Ethernet LAN.

a)

Wireless Network Interface Card

b)

LAN Cable

c)

Wireless Router

d)

Switch

37.

Identify two network hardware that can be used to setup a Wireless LAN

a)

Wireless Network Interface Card.

b)

Network Interface Card

c)

Wireless Router

d)

Switch

38.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Local Arena Network
b)
Local Area Network
c)
Long Area Network
d)
Local Arena Name
39.
What does WAN stand for?
a)
Wide Area Network
b)
Wide Arena Network
c)
World Area Network
d)
World Arena Network
40.

A computer network is _______ computers connected together

a)

2

b)

2 or more

c)

A large number

41.
What is this an image of?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
WAN
d)
LAN
42.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Mesh
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
43.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
44.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
45.
Why use a network?
a)
Share viruses
b)
To lose data
c)
To easily share documents
d)
To install cables
46.
If a cable fails on a star what happens?
a)
Network fails
b)
One computer fails
c)
Nothing
d)
Not sure
47.
A computer network can share printers and software.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
If the main cable on a bus fails what happens?
a)
Nothing
b)
Some of the computers will still work
c)
The whole network fails
d)
One computer fails
49.
A computer that is connected to a network is called a ___________.
a)
Stand alone
b)
Mainframe computer
c)
Workstation or node
d)
Personal computer
50.
which type of computer on a network provides something such as file space? 
a)
Client
b)
Server
c)
Peer
d)
Node
51.
Which of the three main topologies rely on a single main cable to transmit data packets?
a)
Ring
b)
Star
c)
Bus
52.
Which of these is NOT an advantage of networks?
a)
Sharing peripheral devices such as printers and scanners
b)
Possible to communicate globally
c)
Can protect against viruses
d)
PCs can be backed up and updated by one central PC
53.
Which is the correct answer to the below:
"A number of devices that communicate with each other without the need of the internet"
a)
LAN
b)
WAN
c)
TCP/IP
d)
DSL
54.

Each device connected to the network is called a...

a)

node

b)

hub

c)

computer

d)

stand alone machine

55.

Which of the following would be the LEAST likely to be used in a LAN?

a)

Wi-Fi

b)

Ethernet cable

c)

Fibre optic cable

56.

Home networks are more likely to use a...

a)

router

b)

switch

c)

hub

57.

Which of the following would normally be used to connect networks across different continents?

a)

Fibre optic cables

b)

Microwave links

c)

Wi-Fi

58.

A small network, for home or a small business, is an example of___

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

59.

The computers in Peter's office building are linked so that staff can share files and printers. This type of network is known as .

a)

WAN

b)

GAN

c)

PAN

d)

LAN

60.
What does WAN stand for ?
a)
Weak Access Node
b)
Working Area Network
c)
Wide Area Network
d)
World Access Net
61.
What is this an image of?
a)
Star
b)
Bus
c)
WAN
d)
LAN
62.
What type of network is this?
a)
Star
b)
Mesh
c)
LAN
d)
WAN
63.
Choose an example of a WAN
a)
School
b)
College
c)
Netflix
d)
Single site
64.
What is a network?
a)
1 computer
b)
2 or more computers connected
c)
a film
d)
a server
65.
Why use a network?
a)
Share viruses
b)
To lose data
c)
To easily share documents
d)
To install cables
66.

How do wired networks connect to other devices?

a)

Radio frequencies

b)

Microwave signals

c)

Ethernet cables

d)

Barbed wire

67.

What network covers a LARGE geographical area?

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

BAN

d)

KAN

68.

What do you need to connect networks together?

a)

keyboard

b)

client

c)

printer

d)

router

69.
A LAN makes use of external hardware such as satellites and phone lines
a)
True
b)
False
70.

Computer networks share...

a)

Files

b)

Resources

c)

Software

71.
This is a...
a)
Wifi Cable
b)
Ethernet Cable 
72.
This is the universal sign for...
a)
Wifi
b)
Ethernet 
73.

TRUE OR FALSE: A COMPUTER NETWORK is a collection of computers and devices connected together to share data.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

74.

Which is the largest computer network in the world?

a)

Cellular

b)

Airdrop

c)

Bluetooth

d)

The Internet

75.

What is this?

a)

Switch

b)

Server

c)

Network Interface Card

d)

Network Cables

76.

Fibre Optic Cables are faster than Ethernet cables

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Cable

b)

Switch

c)

Wireless router

d)

Phone Mast

78.

A computer network is where two or more devices are connected together so they can share...

a)

people

b)

resources

c)

cables

79.

Local Area Networks are usually located within a single building

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Which of the following peripherals is MOST likely to be shared via a network?

a)

Projector

b)

Printer

c)

Keyboard

81.
Why we need computer network?
a)
Help human to share resources faster
b)
Send file to other faster
c)
Chat and video conference
d)
I think there's no wrong answers
82.

How does computer network link?

a)

Relationship

b)

Telepathy

c)

Satellites

d)

Cables

83.
Mention which one from this type is working specifically to users of an organization !
a)
Network
b)
Indonet
c)
Internet
d)
Intranet
84.
Which one is the network type which always open for all ?
a)
Network
b)
Indonet
c)
Internet
d)
Intranet
85.

Why we can send our file faster while we use computer network ?

a)

Even I really don’t know about this thing

b)

Support by internet speed

c)

Slow speed just for human and weaklings

d)

Speed is one of networking advantages

86.

When there's speed limit on computer networking ?

a)

Increasing traffic

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tsunami

d)

Decreasing traffic

87.
Mention a computer which could manages network resources.
a)
Workstation
b)
User
c)
Client
d)
Server
88.
Mention a computer intended for individual use in a networking environment..
a)
Workstation
b)
User
c)
Client
d)
Server
89.
What do we need to set in our computer in a network?
a)
WAN
b)
LAN
c)
DUC
d)
NIC
90.
in a multiplayer game center, we can found 2 or more devices which help to connect multiple devices and makes it work as a single netwok. What are they ?
a)
WIFI
b)
Hub
c)
NIC
d)
Satellite
91.
Which one is the advantage using computer network ?
a)
Unprotected file access
b)
Need more time for set up
c)
Expensive
d)
Faster Speed
92.

Select one of server application in an office

a)

Game Server

b)

Image Server

c)

Print Server

d)

Application Server

93.
Which one from this list is a file server ?
a)
Gmail
b)
Google Drive
c)
Google Classroom
d)
Google Meet
94.
Server and Workstations are inseparable. If we want to create a computer network, which one from them should you set first ?
a)
Server
b)
Workstation
95.
Which one is inccorect option to connect workstation with server ?
a)
Cable
b)
Radio Transmitter
c)
Infra Red
d)
Bluetooth