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50 Questions

1. Which network covers a large geographical area?

a) LAN b) WAN

2. Cardiff University has its campus buildings spread out

across the city.
Which network is being used?

a) LAN b) WAN

3. A LAN makes use of external hardware such as satellites

and phone lines
a) True b) False

4. Which network has the strongest security?

a) LAN b) WAN

5. Which network connection is mobile, inexpensive, and is

easy to set up?

a) Wireless b) Wired

6. How do wired networks connect to other devices?

a) Radio frequencies b) Microwave signals

c) Ethernet cables d) Barbed wire

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7. What type of network is this?

a) Star b) Bus

c) LAN d) WAN

8. What type of network is this?

a) Star b) Bus

c) LAN d) WAN

9. What are the red arrows pointing at?

a) Terminator b) Node
c) Bus d) Network

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10. What is a disadvantage of a star network?

a) It is cheap b) It uses one cable

c) It is expensive d) It has a terminator

11. If a cable fails on a star what happens?

a) Network fails b) One computer fails

c) Nothing d) Not sure

12. If the main cable on a bus fails what happens?

a) Nothing b) Some of the computers will still work

c) The whole network fails d) One computer fails

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13. What is the maximum length of a UTP cable?

a) 1km b) 100m

c) 50m d) Unlimted

14. What is this?

a) Switch b) Server

c) Network Interface Card d) Network Cables

15. What is this?

a) NIC b) Router

c) Server d) Switch

16. UTP cables are also known as?

a) Ethernet cables b) USB cables

c) Lightning cables d) Data cables

17. Fibre Optic Cables are faster than Ethernet cables

a) True b) False

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18. What type of signals are transmitted across fibre optic

cables?

a) Electric b) Light

c) Sound d) Radio

19. What type of signals are transmitted across UTP cables?

a) Electric b) Light

c) Sound d) Radio

20. UTP stands for?

a) Unique Twister Pair b) Upgraded Twisted Pair

c) Unshielded Twisted Pair d) Unshielded Tight Pair

21. What is this a picture of?

a) Cable b) Switch

c) Wireless router d) Phone Mast

22. The Internet is an example of ____________ type of network.

a) LAN b) WAN
c) MAN

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23. Peripherals are

a) anything that can be connected to a b) other devices in the network

computer
c) the edges of your vision

24. Which of the following would be the LEAST likely to be used

in a LAN?

a) Wi-Fi b) Ethernet cable

c) Fibre optic cable

25. With a LAN, users can usually log on to any work station to
access their files.

a) False b) True

26. Which of the following peripherals is MOST likely to be

shared via a network?

a) Projector b) Printer
c) Keyboard

27. Which of the following would normally be used to connect

networks across different continents?

a) Fibre optic cables b) Microwave links

c) Wi-Fi

28. The internet is owned by...

a) no one b) the USA

c) NATO d) the government

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29. A hybrid topology is...

a) a made up topology b) when two or more topologies are used.

c) when a network doesn't have a structure

30. PAN is known asa

a) public network b) home network

c) bluetooth network d) personal network

31. use a single backbone cable

a) Mesh b) Star

c) Bus d) Ring

32. What is a protocol?

a) The law of computers b) set of rules for how devices to

communicate

c) set of ideas of communication d) processes to which devices must obey

33. What is a client?

a) A client is any computer in a network. b) A client is a single computer that is not

connected to any other.

c) A client is the central hub in a network.

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34. Which of these would be a benefit of having a network?

a) Preventing any viruses spreading from b) Sharing hardware, software and data.
computer to computer.

c) Preventing computers from being hacked.

35. What is a computer called when it is not connected to a

network?

a) A client. b) A server.

c) A standalone.

36. Which of these is an advantage of the bus topology?

a) It is easy and cheap to set up b) It is useful for large companies

c) You can pick people up d) Anyone can join

37. Which of these is a disadvantage of the ring topology?

a) If one cable is disabled the whole network b) If the central hub crashes the whole
can crash network breaks

c) Only four computers can be attached to d) Everyone has to sit facing each other
the ring

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38. Which of these is an advantage of the star topology?

a) Devices do not rely on each other to b) It looks nice

function

c) A central server is not needed d) Only one cable is needed to connect

everything together

39. Choose ALL the answers for "what is in a network?"

a) computers b) peripherals

c) firewalls and routers/modems d) WAN

40. Transmission where data can only be sent in one direction

only e.g. a computer to a standard monitor. 

a) Simplex b) Duplex

c) Serial d) Parallel

41. Data transmission where data is transferred one bit at a

time.

a) Serial b) Parallel

c) Simplex d) Half Simplex

42. What does USB stand for?

a) Universal Serial Bus b) Universal Simplex Bandwidth 

c) Universal Serial Broadband d) Universal Simplex Bus

43. Data transmission where several bits of data (usually one

byte) are transferred simultaneously.  

a) Parallel b) Serial

c) Full Duplex d) Multi-Duplex

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44. Parallel data transmission would most likely be used for?

a) Sending Data to a Printer b) Saving Work on a USB Flash Drive

c) Streaming a Movie d) Sending an Email

45. Which of the following devices broadcasts a signal to all

other devices on a network?

a) A Hub b) A Switch
c) A Gateway d) A Server

46. Before sending data over a network it is divided into small

chunks named?
a) Packets b) Blocks

c) Bytes d) Packages

47. Which type of network needs a 'hub' or 'switch'?

a) Star b) Ring

c) Bus

48. What is a data collision?

a) When two devices on a network transmit b) When one device on a network transmits
data at the same time data

c) When two devices on a network transmit at

separate times

49. Binary is made up of which numbers

a) 3 and 4. b) 2 and 3.

c) 1 and 2. d) 0 and 1.

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50. A group of 8 bits is known as a gigabyte.

a) True b) False

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1. b 44. a
2. b 45. a
3. b 46. a
4. a 47. a
5. a 48. a
6. c 49. d
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