Computer And Media Studies: Quiz 3
This quiz covers the networks, internet, internet safety and operating systems lectures from the past two weeks.
- 1.What piece of hardware allows a computer to communicate on a network?
- A.
BIOSs
- B.
Applications
- C.
Operating Systems
- D.
A network card
- 2.What would I use to connect my router to my cable modem?
- A.
Software
- B.
A telephone
- C.
An ethernet cable
- D.
A social network
- 3.Why is Hypertext Transfer Protocol important?
- A.
Without it there wouldn’t be any standard way to transfer data on the internet.
- B.
It was written by Bill Gates and thus is worth a lot of money.
- C.
It is a very important piece of computer hardware that is in charge of booting the BIOS.
- D.
All of the above.
- 4.The internet was first developed by which government agency?
- A.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- B.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- C.
The Department of Homeland Security
- D.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
- 5.What does LAN stand for?
- A.
Learn About Nematodes
- B.
Large Actual Numbers
- C.
Local Area Network
- D.
Large Amphitheater Network
- 6.Servers turn on and off all the time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The internet has been around since the early 1900’s.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.A cable modem is a piece of hardware.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.WAN stands for Wide Area Network.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What is a LAN?
- A.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- B.
A piece of hardware that allows computers to communicate over a network.
- C.
A location or address where documents can be found on the internet.
- D.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- 11.What is a network card?
- A.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- B.
A piece of hardware that allows computers to communicate over a network.
- C.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- D.
A group of bits, including data and control information, such as a source and destination address.
- 12.What is HTTP?
- A.
A group of bits, including data and control information, such as a source and destination address.
- B.
A piece of hardware that allows computers to communicate over a network.
- C.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- D.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- 13.What is the internet?
- A.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- B.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- C.
A global system of interconnected networks.
- D.
A location or address where documents can be found on the internet.
- 14.What is a Uniform Resource Locater (URL)?
- A.
A location or address where documents can be found on the internet.
- B.
A specialized computer that contains web pages, and other information that can be found on the internet.
- C.
A computer network covering a small physical area
- D.
A global system of interconnected networks.
- 15.What is a server?
- A.
A computer network covering a small physical area.
- B.
A specialized computer that contains web pages, and other information that can be found on the internet.
- C.
A global system of interconnected networks.
- D.
A location or address where documents can be found on the internet.
- E.
A widely held set of rules for how information is transferred between computers on the internet.
- 16.Which of the following is not a rule for being safe on the internet?
- A.
Keep your identity a secret until you can trust the website you’re giving your information to.
- B.
You should always ask your parents before signing up for anything online.
- C.
Don’t use personal information when choosing a screen name. Keep yourself anonymous.
- D.
All of the above are rules for being safe.
- 17.It is very easy for people to misrepresent themselves online. Be careful who you talk to online.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.What does BIOS stand for?
- A.
Basic Input/Output System
- B.
Before Inferring Output Standard
- C.
Basic Interference Outline System
- 19.What is a GUI?
- A.
It allows the user to use text commands to operate the computer.
- B.
It allows the user to operate a computer with images rather than text commands.
Related Topics
Recent Quizzes
Featured Quizzes
Popular Topics
- Binary Code Quizzes
- Computer Concept Quizzes
- Computer Essential Quizzes
- Computer Forensics Quizzes
- Computer Hardware Quizzes
- Computer Networking Quizzes
- Computer Parts Quizzes
- Computer Programming Quizzes
- Computer Science Quizzes
- Computer Security Quizzes
- Computer Shortcut Key Quizzes
- Computer Skills Quizzes
- Computer Virus Quizzes
- Cyber Security Quizzes
- Data Quizzes
- Data Security Quizzes
- Hacking Quizzes
- HCI Quizzes
- Internet Quizzes
- IT SecurITy Quizzes
- Malware Quizzes
- Microprocessor Quizzes
- Network Quizzes
- Operating System Quizzes
- Phishing Quizzes
- Programming Language Quizzes
- Server Quizzes
- Software Quizzes
Back to top