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2.1.6 Networks

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  1. 1A Local Area Network (LAN) is...
    1. Aconfined to one site such as an office or a school campus. - connected using equipment owned by the organisation. - maintained by the organisation (or it maybe be outsourced).
    2. Bconfined to one or more sites such as an office or a school campus. - connected using equipment. - maintained by the organisation.
    3. Cconfined to one site such as an office or a school campus. - connected using equipment owned by the organisation. - maintained by one person, usually an IT manager.
  2. 2Wide Area Network's (WAN)...
    1. Aoften connect only 2 LANs together. - make use of publicly available telecoms facilities. - allow businesses to function from any location.
    2. Boften connect LANs together. - make use of publicly available telecoms facilities. - allow businesses to function from any location.
    3. Coften connect only 2 LANs together. - make use of private telecoms facilities. - allow businesses to function from any location.
  3. 3A Network Interface Card (NIC) is...
    1. Aa physical device that generates and receives suitable electrical signals.
    2. Ba physical device that receives suitable electrical signals.
    3. Ca physical device that generates and receives suitable signals.
  4. 4A Router...
    1. Areceives data in the form of packets and forwards them on.
    2. Breceives data in the form of pulses and forwards them to their destination.
    3. Creceives data in the form of packets and forwards them to their destination.
  5. 5A client-server network is when...
    1. Aone server provides services to many client machines where the users work.
    2. Bone or more servers provide services to a few client machines where the users work.
    3. Cone or more servers provide limited services to many client machines where the users work.
    4. Done or more servers provide services to many client machines where the users work.
  6. 6Advantages of a client-server network are...
    1. Anetwork functions are handled by dedicated machines. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user. - this is an efficient, high speed model.
    2. Bnetwork functions are handled by dedicated machines. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user most of the time. - this is sometimes an efficient, high speed model.
    3. Cnetwork functions are handled by dedicated machines. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user. - this is an efficient model.
    4. Dnetwork functions are handled by a single machine. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user. - this is an efficient, high speed model.
  7. 7In a peer-to-peer network...
    1. Aall computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user as well as carrying out networking functions.
    2. Ball computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user.
    3. Csome computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user as well as carrying out networking functions.
    4. Dmost computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user as well as carrying out limited networking functions.
  8. 8Dis-advantages of a peer-to-peer network are...
    1. Amaintenance is more difficult with a dedicated server. - security is poor. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of clients.
    2. Bmaintenance is more difficult because of the number of clients. - security is poor. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of multi-tasking.
    3. Cmaintenance is more difficult with a dedicated server. - security is poor. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of multi-tasking.
    4. Dmaintenance is more difficult with a dedicated server. - security is non-existent. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of multi-tasking.
  9. 9The three main network topologies are...
    1. ARing, Bus & Wave.
    2. BRing, Line & Star.
    3. CStar, Bus & Circle.
    4. DRing, Bus & Star.
  10. 10Sending data in a network requires rules and standards. By sharing these rules, different networks and different devices can can talk to each other. A protocol is...
    1. Aa set of rules that covers data communications.
    2. Ba set of rules that covers how data moves between hosts.
    3. Ca set of rules that covers the use of data packets.
    4. Da set of rules that identifies which packets of data can be sent.

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A short quiz for the A451 GCSE comuting topic on networks
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