WorksheetsComputer Networks - z Depricated
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for the time it takes for a message to transfer?
a)
bandwidth
b)
frequency
c)
speed
d)
latency
2.
Prior to the 1970s, how did most computers operate?
a)
in a network
b)
with satellites
c)
all alone
d)
with high latency
3.
What were the first computer networks primarily used for?
a)
streaming videos
b)
slaying games
c)
facilitating information exchange
d)
military communication
4.
What was the term for transferring data by physically carrying storage devices?
a)
walkernet
b)
transfernet
c)
manualnet
d)
sneakernet
5.
What are small networks of close-by computers referred to as?
a)
Global Area Networks
b)
Personal Area Networks
c)
Local Area Networks
d)
Wide Area Networks
6.
The most successful local network technology developed in the early 1970s was:
a)
Bluetooth
b)
WiFi
c)
Ethernet
d)
Internet
7.
What is the unique address put into a header to identify computers on a network?
a)
Local address
b)
Network address
c)
IP address
d)
MAC address
8.
The approach used in shared transmission mediums like Ethernet and WiFi is called ___
a)
Direct line protocol
b)
Cable sense
c)
CSMA
d)
Bandwidth modulation
9.
What happens when two computers attempt to write data at the same time in a network?
a)
buffering
b)
stalling
c)
lagging
d)
collision
10.
The method where computers wait for different times after a collision is called ___
a)
collision delay
b)
random back-off
c)
retransmission delay
d)
exponential back-off
11.
To reduce the number of devices on any given shared carrier, what needs to be reduced?
a)
MAC domain
b)
collision domain
c)
transmission line
d)
IP range
12.
A device that sits between networks and passes data between them as necessary is a ___
a)
router
b)
network switch
c)
modem
d)
firewall
13.
How are large computer networks constructed?
a)
directly connecting each device
b)
using only routers
c)
interconnecting small networks
d)
through centralized hubs
14.
In the early telephone system, dedicating a communication line for two users was an example of ___
a)
circuit switching
b)
message switching
c)
signal modulation
d)
packet switching
15.
In message switching, what term is used for the cities acting like network stops?
a)
routes
b)
relays
c)
nodes
d)
routers
16.
The number of stops a message takes along its route is termed the ___
a)
message limit
b)
route path
c)
hop count
d)
packet journey
17.
Large transmissions are chopped into many small pieces known as:
a)
bits
b)
fragments
c)
chunks
d)
packets
18.
Every computer connected to a network gets a unique:
a)
MAC address
b)
Data token
c)
Bandwidth allocation
d)
IP address
19.
What routing approach is the internet based on today?
a)
message switching
b)
direct line protocol
c)
circuit switching
d)
packet switching
20.
What was the world's first packet switch network?
a)
Intranet
b)
Netlink
c)
Internet
d)
ARPANET
21.
The ARPANET was funded by which U.S. agency?
a)
NASA
b)
Advanced Research Projects Agency
c)
NSA
d)
Central Intelligence Agency
22.
What term is used to describe WiFi-connected devices like refrigerators and thermostats?
a)
Networked Devices
b)
Internet of Devices
c)
Wide Web of Things
d)
Internet of Things
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