WorksheetsInternet and Networking Basics Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the Internet?
A single powerful computer
A global network of interconnected computers
A type of software
A phone line used for calling
What is a network?
A website used for chatting
A group of connected computers or devices
A computer without Internet
A type of smartphone
What does "interconnected" mean?
Devices that turn off automatically
Linked together so data can move between them
Computers that are broken
A program used for communication
A system that spans worldwide is called a…
Local system
Global system
Home network
National protocol
What is a protocol?
A computer virus
A type of Internet cable
A set of rules for how devices communicate
A website login code
What was ARPANET?
A video game system
The first computer network created in 1969
The first smartphone
A type of Internet provider
Dial-up Internet used what to connect?
Cable TV lines
Phone lines
Satellite towers
Wi-Fi routers
What does "network growth" refer to?
Growing cables longer
Increasing number of websites
The increase in devices connected to the Internet
More people learning to type
Digital communication means…
Writing letters
Using electronic devices to share info
Printing text
Talking face-to-face
What is data transmission?
Storing old files
Sending and receiving data across a network
Downloading games
Printing documents
What does a router do?
Stores websites
Directs data packets like a digital traffic cop
Creates computer viruses
Searches the Internet
What is a packet?
A large bundle of files
A small piece of data sent across the Internet
A type of router
A Wi-Fi password
What is redundancy?
When the Internet is slow
Multiple pathways so data can still travel
When data gets corrupted
When a device turns off
Fault tolerance means…
The Internet stops if one path breaks
The Internet works only in certain places
The Internet keeps working even if parts fail
Computers cannot connect
An IP address is…
A computer password
A unique number given to every device
A type of wireless signal
A data packet
What is crowdsourcing?
Asking one expert for answers
Using a large group online to solve problems
A type of data packet
A slow Internet connection
The “wisdom of the crowd” means…
A crowd is always wrong
One person knows more than a group
A group’s combined knowledge can be very accurate
Only computers can make decisions
What is a LAN?
A worldwide network
A network inside one small area like a school
A type of computer
A long-distance connection
Ethernet is used for…
Wireless charging
Connecting devices in a local network with cables
Printing documents
Sharing music online
Binary is a system of…
Letters and numbers
Colors and shapes
1s and 0s used to store/send data
Random symbols
