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Networking L1 - KS3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first internet called?

a)

APANE

b)

ARPANET

c)

ARP

d)

ARPAET

2.

Who invented the WWW?

a)

Tim Berners - Lee

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Grace Hopper

d)

Ada Lovelace

3.

What does WWW stand for?

a)

World Wide Web

b)

Wonderful Wide Web

c)

Window Wide Web

d)

Wonder Wide Web

4.

All methods of communication need rules in place in order to pass on the message successfully. These sets of rules are called ...........

a)

Plants

b)

Passwords

c)

Protocols

d)

Planets

5.
  • File sharing - you can easily share data between different users, or access it remotely if you keep it on other connected devices.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

6.
  • Resource sharing - using network-connected peripheral devices like printers, scanners and copiers, or sharing software between multiple users, saves money.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

7.
  • Sharing a single internet connection - it is cost-efficient and can help protect your systems if you properly secure the network.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

8.
  • Increasing storage capacity - you can access files and multimedia, such as images and music, which you store remotely on other machines or network-attached storage devices.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

9.
  • Purchasing the network cabling and file servers can be expensive.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

10.
  • Managing a large network is complicated, requires training and a network manager usually needs to be employed.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

11.
  • If the file server breaks down the files on the file server become inaccessible. Email might still work if it is on a separate server. The computers can still be used but are isolated.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

12.
  • Viruses can spread to other computers throughout a computer network.

  • Is this an advantage or a disadvantage of networking?

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage