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Year 9 Unit 3.1 Packet Switching &Protocols End of Unit Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a network?

a)

A type of wire

b)

A model of a computer

c)

A collection of computers connected together to share resources and communicate

2.

Which type of wire transmits data using electric signals?

(a)  

3.

What is a wired connection?

a)

A wired connection is connected through Ethernet cables

b)

A wired connection uses radio signals

c)

A wired connection uses a mobile device to connect to the internet

d)

A wired connection uses a a wireless connection to connect

4.

What is packet switching?

a)

A collection of computers connected together to share and communicate

b)

A method of data transmission in which a message is broken down into packets and sent individually through a network

5.

What is a protocol?

a)

A set of rules for how to set up a computer

b)

A set of instructions for how to access the internet

c)

A set of instructions for setting up a network

d)

A set of rules for how devices communicate

6.

What is a Domain Name Server?

a)

Special computers connected directly to the internet that are used to host and match website addresses to IP addresses

b)

A collection of computers connected together to share resources and communicate with each other

c)

A set of rules for how data is transferred over a network

7.

Which type of protocol communicates between different networks and uses IP addresses?

(a)  

8.

Which type of protocol sends data from one computing device to another across a LAN?

(a)  

9.

What are packets?

a)

A type of wire

b)

Small amounts of data

c)

A network

d)

A connection to the internet

10.

What is a wireless connection?

a)

A connection using a wire

b)

A connection using a Wireless Access Point

c)

A connection using an Ethernet cable

d)

A connection using radio signals

11.

Which type of wire is made up of thin glass rods?

(a)  

12.

How does a wireless connection transmit data?

a)

A wired connection

b)

Ethernet

c)

Radio signals

d)

Bluetooth