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WJEC ICT - Chapter 2 - The Internet: Network Hardware

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of network hardware can also be referred to as a booster?

a)

Switch

b)

Hub

c)

Bridge

d)

Repeater

2.

Which type of network hardware provides a communication link between computer networks?

a)

Hub

b)

Switch

c)

Router

d)

Bridge

3.

An IP address can change

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which type of network hardware converts digital signals from the computer into analogue signals that can be transmitted over telephone lines?

a)

Wireless access point

b)

Repeater

c)

Modem

d)

Router

5.

What type of address is this? 172.16.254.1

a)

IP address

b)

MAC address

c)

Subnet mask

d)

Default gateway

6.

Which type of network hardware regenerates the signal it receives before transmitting it?

a)

Wireless access point

b)

Modem

c)

Repeater

d)

Bridge

7.

Which type of network hardware is known to have an entry and exit point for data to pass through?

a)

Repeater

b)

Gateway

c)

Bridge

d)

Router

8.

Which type of network hardware will send data packets to all devices on a network?

a)

Bridge

b)

Router

c)

Hub

d)

Switch

9.

Which type of network hardware reads the hardware addresses of incoming packets so it can deliver them to the correct destination?

a)

Hub

b)

Switch

c)

Router

10.

What type of address is this? 00 2A 3F F1 4C C8

a)

MAC address

b)

IP address

11.

Which type of network hardware is designed to extend the coverage of Wi-Fi in a given area?

a)

Bridge

b)

Wireless access point

c)

Hub

d)

Modem

12.

Which type of network hardware joins together two networks that use the same base protocols, e.g. links LAN to LAN?

a)

Bridge

b)

Gateway

c)

Modem

d)

Repeater

13.

Which type of network hardware uses IP addresses to inspect data packets and forward them to the correct destination?

a)

Gateway

b)

Router

c)

Hub

d)

Switch

14.

Which type of network hardware commonly used digital subscriber lines (DSL)?

a)

Modem

b)

Repeater

c)

Switch

d)

Wireless access point

15.

Which type of network hardware joins together two networks that use different base protocols, e.g. links a LAN to a WAN?

a)

Gateway

b)

Wireless access point

16.

Which type of network hardware stores MAC addresses?

a)

Router

b)

Bridge

c)

Hub

d)

Switch

17.

Which type of network hardware is used to store and forward data packets between the different segments of a network it joins?

a)

Bridge

b)

Gateway

c)

Repeater

d)

Wireless access point

18.

A MAC address can change.

a)

True

b)

False