Networks Revision

1. TCP/ IP is used for what type of network?

Bus

Star

Ring

Internet

2. What sort of signal do computers use?

Digital signal

Analogue signal

Continuous electrical wave

Broadcast Radio

3. In a star network, if the central hub fails the network will:

Work unaffected

Fail

Work with limited connectivity

Work at a slower speed

4. The amount of data which a communications channel can transmit at any one time is referred to as the:

Channel size

Bandwidth

Baseband

Broadband size

5. In a token ring network, which device can transmit the data?

The device without the token

The device with the token

The device which had the token last

The device which hasn't had the token before

6. Which of the following types of physical transmission media is the most expensive?

Twisted-pair cable

Coaxial cable

Fibre-optic cable

Coaxial

7. Which of the following types of physical transmission media is the fastest?

Twisted-pair cable

Coaxial cable

Fibre-optic cable

Infra-red

8. In most modern computers, which of the following pieces of hardware is commonly inbuilt?

Modem

Network Interface Card

Wireless access point

Hub

9. Which of the following devices is best suited as the central point on a star network?

Hub

Switch

Router

Server

10. Hardware/ software which restricts access to data and information on a network, is known as a:

Proxy server

Firewall

Internet filter

Anti-virus software

11. Another name for a server is:

Client

Desktop

Network computer

Host computer

12. When is 802.11 used?

To send data over the Internet

To transmit data over a wireless network

To transmit data over a bus network

When other network standards fail

13. Which of the following types of physical transmission media can also be referred to as 'ethernet cable'?

Twisted-pair cable

Coaxial cable

Fibre-optic cable

Infra-red

14. Which of the following networks rely on a single network backbone cable?

Mesh

Star

Hub

Bus

15. In a star network, which of the following pieces of network hardware would be most effective as the central point?

Modem

Hub

Switch

Router

16. Which of the following wireless transmission media is the fastest?

Broadcast radio

Microwave radio

Communications satellite

Cellular Radio

Infra-red

17. For successful communication you need which of the following:

A sending device

A receiving device

A communications channel

A modem

Submit

18. Ethernet standard uses what what medium to transmit data?

Wireless

CAT 5 only

Cable

802.11

19. The process of breaking a message into individual packets and sending them along the best route, is known as:

Email

The Internet

Packet Switching

Packet Sending

20. Which network hardware device is best suited to connecting multiple networks together?

Modem

Hub

Switch

Router

21. Which of the following are true for a peer to peer network:

A peer to peer network is usually suited to less than 10 computers

A peer to peer network does not require a server

A peer to peer network can only be a LAN

In a peer to peer network all data is stored on a central computer

Submit

22. When accessing the Internet through a mobile phone you are most likely to be using which of the following transmission media?

Broadcast radio

Microwave radio

Communications satellite

Cellular radio

Infra-red

23. One advantage of a ring network compared to a bus is that:

The ring network is faster

The ring network can span a larger area than a bus

The ring network will continue to work if a device fails

A ring network is capable of storing more data

24. Wi-Fi is an example of which of the following wireless transmission media?

Broadcast radio

Microwave radio

Communications satellite

Cellular radio

Infra-red

25. Ethernet standard works best with which topology/ topologies?

Bus

Star

Ring

Mesh

Submit

26. In a large organisations network with an Internet connection, which of the following pieces of hardware would be required?

Firewall

Modem

Router

Switch

Submit

27. Bluetooth is an example of which of the following wireless transmission media?

Broadcast Radio

Microwave radio

Communications satellite

Cellular radio

Infra-red

28. Microwave radio has the following characteristics: (more than one answer)

High speed

Expensive to set up

Maximum distance of 100m

Requires line of sight for transmission

Submit

Networks Revision

1. TCP/ IP is used for what type of network?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What sort of signal do computers use?

3. In a star network, if the central hub fails the network will:

4. The amount of data which a communications channel can transmit at any one time is referred to as the:

5. In a token ring network, which device can transmit the data?

6. Which of the following types of physical transmission media is the most expensive?

7. Which of the following types of physical transmission media is the fastest?

8. In most modern computers, which of the following pieces of hardware is commonly inbuilt?

9. Which of the following devices is best suited as the central point on a star network?

10. Hardware/ software which restricts access to data and information on a network, is known as a:

11. Another name for a server is:

12. When is 802.11 used?

13. Which of the following types of physical transmission media can also be referred to as 'ethernet cable'?

14. Which of the following networks rely on a single network backbone cable?

15. In a star network, which of the following pieces of network hardware would be most effective as the central point?

16. Which of the following wireless transmission media is the fastest?

17. For successful communication you need which of the following:

18. Ethernet standard uses what what medium to transmit data?

19. The process of breaking a message into individual packets and sending them along the best route, is known as:

20. Which network hardware device is best suited to connecting multiple networks together?

21. Which of the following are true for a peer to peer network:

22. When accessing the Internet through a mobile phone you are most likely to be using which of the following transmission media?

23. One advantage of a ring network compared to a bus is that:

24. Wi-Fi is an example of which of the following wireless transmission media?

25. Ethernet standard works best with which topology/ topologies?

26. In a large organisations network with an Internet connection, which of the following pieces of hardware would be required?

27. Bluetooth is an example of which of the following wireless transmission media?

28. Microwave radio has the following characteristics: (more than one answer)