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Computer Networking Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Local Area Network (LAN)?

a)

A computer network that links devices within a city or metropolitan area

b)

A computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings

c)

A network where all devices, servers, virtual machines, and data centers are connected

d)

A communication channel that carries the information from the sender to the receiver

2.

What does a Client Server denote?

a)

A standalone computer system that is not linked or dependent on any other computer

b)

A hardware component installed on a computer so it can connect to a network

c)

A computer system in which a central server provides data to a number of networked workstations

d)

A network device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network

3.

What is a Wireless Access Point used for?

a)

Connecting offices, data centers, cloud applications, and cloud storage together

b)

Sharing files and access to devices such as printers without requiring a separate server computer

c)

Allowing wireless devices to connect to a wired network

d)

Linking devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings

4.

What is the role of a Network Interface Card?

a)

It is a communication channel that carries information from the sender to the receiver

b)

It is a naming database for internet domain names

c)

It is a hardware component, typically a circuit board or chip, installed on a computer so it can connect to a network

d)

It is a network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings

5.

What are Virtual Networks?

a)

Networks that connect your offices, data centers, cloud applications, and cloud storage together

b)

Networks where two or more PCs share files and access to devices such as printers without requiring a server

c)

Networks where all devices, servers, virtual machines, and data centers that are connected are done so through software and wireless technology

d)

Self-contained computer systems that are not linked or dependent on any other computer

6.

What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

a)

A network device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network

b)

A hardware component installed on a computer so it can connect to a network

c)

A computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings

d)

Technology that connects your offices, data centers, cloud applications, and cloud storage together

7.

What is a Peer to Peer network?

a)

A network where all devices, servers, virtual machines, and data centers are connected

b)

A network in which two or more PCs share files and access to devices such as printers without requiring a separate server computer or server

c)

A standalone computer system that is not linked or dependent on any other computer

d)

A communication channel that carries the information from the sender to the receiver

8.

What is a Standalone Computer?

a)

A hardware component, typically a circuit board or chip, installed on a computer so it can connect to a network

b)

A self-contained computer system that is not linked or dependent on any other computer

c)

A computer system in which a central server provides data to a number of networked workstations

d)

A network device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network

9.

What is Transmission Media?

a)

overworked computer

b)

car transmission

c)

Channel carrying information from sender to receiver.


d)

standalone

10.

What is a Domain Name Server?

a)

Database translating domain names to IP addresses.


b)

unknown domain

c)

server with no signal

d)

computer

11.

What is a network?

a)

A device that forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network

b)

A web server that stores and transmits the data for one or more websites

c)

A group or system of interconnected people or things

d)

A global network of servers, each with a unique function

12.

What is the function of a switch in a LAN?

a)

It forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network

b)

It stores and transmits the data for one or more websites

c)

It facilitates the sharing of resources by connecting multiple devices on a single LAN

d)

It describes a global network of servers, each with a unique function

13.

What is the role of a router in a computer network?

a)

It connects multiple devices on a single LAN

b)

It stores and transmits the data for one or more websites

c)

It describes a global network of servers, each with a unique function

d)

It forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network

14.

What does hosting refer to in the context of web services?

a)

A group or system of interconnected people or things

b)

A device that facilitates the sharing of resources by connecting multiple devices on a single LAN

c)

A device that forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network

d)

A web server that stores and transmits the data for one or more websites

15.

What is the cloud in computing?

a)

A device that forwards data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network

b)

A web server that stores and transmits the data for one or more websites

c)

A group or system of interconnected people or things

d)

A term used to describe a global network of servers, each with a unique function