WorksheetsICT Computing Essentials Test Prep 4 v1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What standard allows computers to communicate on a network?
ethernet
Windows 11
Chrome
Proxy
Which of the following is an example of how a computer network might be used at work?
To provide each user with a local hard drive
To provide employees with access to the local weather
To provide the Sales Department with a shared printer
To provide each computer with its own printer
Highland Fruit supplies fruit to the Nutrition Market stores. Nutrition Market logs on to a website with a username and password that the supplier has provided them. Once on the site, they can order fruit. What type of network is being used?
extranet
bus
ring
intranet
Where would you most likely find a network with just two computers and a printer?
In a hospital emergency room
In an agency of the government
In the data center of a bank
In a home environment
Which topology will most likely be used in hospital networks?
ring
bus
mesh
star
Susan and Cindy are both high school students working on a presentation together. How can Susan and Cindy access the same file at different times of the day on different computers?
save the file to a solid-state drive (SSD)
use the same logon credentials
save the file on a shared network drive
save the presentation to the desktop hard drive
Which of the following describe the Internet?
VPN
WAN
PAN
LAN
What is the purpose of a network?
To share files, folders, printers and other information between two or more systems.
To keep track of tasks in a chart format so you can better manage your daily activities.
To print images on your hard drive in color as well as in grayscale.
To keep the email addresses of all your friends in one convenient place.
What defines a simple network?
A computer connected to an external hard drive
A computer connected to a keyboard
A computer connected to another computer
A computer connected to a monitor
Denise maintains a school calendar on an internal web server. Teachers and staff can access the calendar with their browser. What type of network is Denise using?
extranet
Wide area network WAN
MAN
Intranet
Marty was admitted to the hospital for pain in his abdomen. The doctors admit Marty so they can watch him closely. How can the staff make his medical information available quickly and reliably?
email the updated medical information to each other
update the paper-based medical chart once every hour
use the network to save and view the information on hospital software
use hospital smartphones to share the information through texting
Nutrition Market stores have a corporate office in Iowa and several sales offices around the world. A new office is being set up in England. How can England save backups on the corporate LAN?
Use a VPN
Use a corporate HTTP server
Use a metropolitan area network (MAN)
Use a corporate intranet
Which of the following is an example of a local area network (LAN)?
Computers connected within multiple buildings in a city
Computers connected within a large geographic area
A single stand-alone computer attached to a printer
Computers connected within a building
How can a company with offices all around all the country save files in the same location?
Use a LAN
Use a MAN
Use a WAN
Use a PAN
Greg has a desktop, laptop and printer connected to his wireless router. What type of a network has been created?
A client/server network
A peer-to-peer network (P2P)
A MAN
A WAN
Madison writes for her local newspaper. They have given her a username and password, along with a secure tunnel to log on to their network. Which of the following is Madison using?
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Local area network (LAN)
Personal area network (PAN)
Wide area network (WAN)
A computer sends a document to a network printer. What protocol suite will likely be used?
Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DCHP)
Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
A school district wants to connect all elementary, middle school and high school LANs. What type of network will meet this requirement?
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
Personal area network (PAN)
Wireless local area network (WLAN)
Local area network (LAN)
Pablo has created a website that uses images and videos. He wants to send the website to the test server. Which protocol will copy the files to the web server quickly?
Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
File transfer protocol (FTP)
Emory and his team notice that their small office network has slowed down a great deal after installing a new network device. Which device was installed?
Switch
Router
Hub
Modem
Which network topology provides the highest security and reliability?
mesh
ring
bus
star
How is the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) different from the post office protocol (POP3)?
SMTP sends outgoing email messages, while POP3 downloads all incoming emails.
SMTP downloads all the incoming emails, while POP3 stores emails on the email server.
SMTP stores emails on the server, while POP3 sends outgoing emails.
SMTP receives incoming emails, while POP3 sends outgoing emails.
Which of the following networks is the most vulnerable to failure?
bus and star
ring and mesh
star and mesh
bus and ring
Computer A saves a file on Computer B. Computer B lets Computer A know how many packets have been received. Both computers agree all packets have been received. Which OSI layer is responsible for this communication?
Network
Application
Session
Transport
Adam is at work on the corporate LAN. He uses the browser to access a website for the first time. When the webpages are sent from the webserver back to the corporate LAN, what IP address must the webpage packet’s use?
Adam's computer's MAC address.
The proxy server's public IP address.
The proxy server's private IP address.
Adam's computer's private IP address.
