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Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 55mins
Which Act of Parliament provides protection against hacking?
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
What type of malware is self-replicating software that attaches itself to other programs or files.
Virus
Spyware
Ransomware
Adware
What type of cyber attack attempts to trick individuals into providing sensitive information
(all lower case)
(a)
Bounds checking is a way of avoiding a what?
(all lower case)
(a)
What is the primary purpose of a software patch?
To enhance the user interface
To fix bugs and vulnerabilities
To increase the software's memory usage
To change the software's license agreement
Match the following:
Outllook
Thunderbird
GMail
Apple Mail
eM Client
Which protocol would you use to transfer files?
Which protocol would you use to transfer emails?
POP3
IMAP
IMAP2
Which protocol does SMTP typically use to ensure secure data transmission?
HTTP
HTTPS
TLS
FTP
What does IMAP stand for?
(First letter in caps only)
(a)
What is the default port for SSH?
25
110
22
143
This malware can self-replicate.
Worm
Trojan
Virus
At first glance this malware appears to be a useful program.
Worm
Trojan
Virus
What is the purpose of a DNS server in a network?
To translate domain names into IP addresses
To store website data
To provide internet access
To manage email services
What does FQDN stand for?
(First letter in caps only)
(a)
Tick all those that are examples of top-level domains.
com
org
www
uk
The (a) in a URL refers to the hierarchical location of a resource on the server.
(all lower case)
What is the primary function of an IP address?
To identify a device on a network
To encrypt data
To store user information
To manage network traffic
Tick all those that are examples of authoritative name servers?
Which part of the URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport indicates the protocol being used?
https
www
bbc
co.uk
Which part of the URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport indicates the fully qualified domain name?
http
www
bbc.co.uk
/sport
What does the acronym CIDR stand for?
Classless inter-domain routing
Class-integrated domain router
Can iguanas direct robots?
Classic instructed-direction robot
The hierarchy of domains continues from left to right in a URL.
True
False
As of July 2024, how many internet users are there worldwide?
(as a percentage of the global population)
52.3%
46.6%
67.1%
92.8%
Router can be described as either Edge or Core, what are the two types of edge router?
What is the process of dividing a network into smaller, more manageable networks to improve performance and security called?
Protocol switching
Subnetting
Port forwarding
IP Spoofing
What form does the information inside a fibre cable take?
Light Pulses
Sound Waves
Electrical Pulses
Electrical Signals
Which principle is essential for ensuring the reliability and security of the internet?
Foster collaboration principle
If you don't like my principles, I have others
Peer-to-peer principle
End-to-end principle
Which type of firewall filtering is the most sophisticated?
What type of key is produced by the application of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange?
(all lower case)
(a)
In asymmetric encryption, we use...
Computer is using public key encryption to receive messages
What problem is being illustrated by the diagram?
(First letter only in caps)
(a)
Which protocol generates a new encryption key for each data packet?
WiFi Protected Access
Wired Equivalent Privacy
What does RTS stand for?
Real Time Strategy
Royal Television Society
Clear To Send
Request To Send
Which of these would make a network more secure?
Keep the default password
Disabling the SSID from being broadcast
Use a MAC address whitelist
Switch from WPA2 to WEP
What is the purpose of the Request to Send (RTS) signal in RTS/CTS protocol?
To indicate that the channel is clear for data transmission
To request permission for data transmission
To acknowledge the receipt of data
To detect collisions in the data transmission
Where is a good place for a router?
Close to the TV
On the microwave
In a cupboard
A high self in the middle of the house
Which Wi-Fi frequency is better for going through walls?
5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Bandwidth and bit rate are directly proportional?
True
False
Using three bit majority voting what are these bits transmitting?
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
(a)
Each Local Area Network (LAN) connected to the internet has a unique:
Browser
MAC Address
Port Address
IP Address
If using the MSB for an even parity bit what byte would this ASCII character be sent as?
0 1 1 1 1 0 1
(a)
A set of rules that determine the communication between devices is called a?
Standard
Protocol
Suite
IP
What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
Universal Resource Locator
University Royal London
Upper Respiratory Lab
What does ISP stand for?
Internet Service Provider
Interesting Selling Point
Intranet Service Person
Interpersonal Secret Professional
Which are browsers?
Edge
Firefox
Google Chrome
All of the above
If using the MSB for an even parity bit what byte would this ASCII character be sent as?
1 0 1 0 1 1 0
(a)
Which of these terms refers to the maximum rate at which data can be transferred?
Error detection
Packet switching
Bandwidth
Transmission media
What type of transmission describes several bits sent at a time over multiple wires?
Serial data transmission
Parallel data transmission
When the arrival of data cannot be predicted by the receiver it must be?
Asynchronous data transmission
Synchronous data transmission
Which type of latency indicates quicker network performance?
WiFi
Routers
Switches
Hubs
What does MAC stand for?
(First letter in caps only)
(a)
Which is bigger?
double
IPv4
Int64
IPv6
Which of the following are not in an TCP segment header?
Destination IP address
Source port number
Acknowledgment number
Checksum
What is the expanded name of the acronym DHCP?
Dynamic
Toast
Configure
Process
Dual
Host Configuration
Process
Deadline Host Configuration Procedure
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Which two tasks does the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol perform?
Set the IP gateway to be used by the network.
Sends a message offering an IP address, a subnet mask and a lease duration.
Assigns and returns an IP address from the default pool.
Performs host discovery.
Monitors IP performance.
Which subnet mask would identify the first 3 octets of an IP address?
255.255.255.0
255.0.0.0
0.0.0.255
0.255.255.255
What does NAT stand for?
(First letter in caps only)
(a)
Typically, which network device would be used to perform NAT?
DHCP server
Hub
Router
NIC
Which three of following IP addresses are private?
66.102.0.2
192.168.1.17
91.125.164.102
172.16.240.240
10.128.40.17
They include IP addresses
They are defined in the Application Layer
They use the OSI model
What happens when non-routable IP packets end up on the public internet?
Sent to the default gateway
Given a low priority type of service
Discarded immediately
There IPv6 address is always used
Who sends the DORA Acknowledgement?
Subnet
Core router
DHCP server
Client device
Imagine the IP address 11000000 10101000 00001110 00010111. How would this address be shown in dotted decimal notation?
(a)
255.255.255.128
255.255.252.0
255.255.254.0
255.255.255.0
What is the total number of bits in an IPv4 Address?
25
32
40
48
What is the network ID of this IP address 169.10.12.10/8 ?
169.10
169.1
169.10.12
169
What does API stand for?
Assembler Programming Interpreter
Assembler Programming Interface
Application Programming Interface
Application Packet Interface
What is an API?
A set of protocols that governs how two applications should interact with one another
A type of client server model
A programming language
A compiler of a computer programme
The Websocket Protocol does what?
Facilitates a persistent bi directional communication channel over multi channels
Allows customers to shop safely on the internet
Facilitates a persistent bi directional communication channel over a single channel
Dynamically allocates IP addresses
A Websocket connection will
Increases the data packet size
Reduce latency
Increase latency
Use port 60
Which of the following are correct for the Websocket Protocol?
Click on all those correct.
Provides a full duplex connection between a client and server
Data can travel in real time
Allows interactive communication
Which is a good example of when Websocket Protocol is good to use?
Online Gaming
Watching a Film
Listening to Music
Using ChatGTP
What does CRUD stand for?
Create, Retrieve, Update and Delete
Create, Real time, Update and Delete
Create, Real time, User and Delete
Create, Retrieve User and Delete
Click on all the SQL database functions
Insert
Select
Update
Delete
Retrieve
What verbs are used in the HTTP request method, click all those relevant
Post
Get
Put
Select
Delete
What does REST stand for?
Relational State Transfer
Representational State Transfer
Retrieve State Transfer
Relational System Transfer
What does REST do?
Prescribes the use of HTTP request methods to interact with online databases via a web server.
Prescribes the use of FTP request methods to interact with online databases via a server
Prescribes the use of Secure Shell request methods to interact with online databases via a server
Prescribes the use of Telnet request methods to interact with online databases via a server
What does this HTTP request do? GET http://solarsystem.com/planets/
Return all the records in the solar system table
Returns all the records in the planets table
What does the following Delete request do? DELETE http://solarsystem.com/planets/Jupiter
Remove the solar system record
Remove the record for Jupiter
Remove the record called planets
What are the correct combinations of Operation, SQL and HTTP method?
Create: INSERT POST
Retrieve: SELECT GET
Update: UPDATE DELETE
Delete: PUT DELETE
Create: INSERT POST
Retrieve: SELECT GET
Update: UPDATE PUT
Delete: DELETE DELETE
Create: CREATE POP
Retrieve: SELECT GET
Update: UPDATE DELETE
Delete: PUT DELETE
Create: INSERT POST
Retrieve: SQL SET
Update: UPDATE PUT
Delete: DELETE DELETE
