Networks and protocols

What does LAN stand for?

• Logical Analogue Network
• Laser Assisted Network
• Local Area Network

To log onto a network, what do you usually need?

• A user ID and password
• A fast connection
• Specialist software

What is a server in a computer network?

• The name for a large number of computer cables
• Someone who manages the network
• A powerful computer that provides a service, such as centralised file storage

Which of these statements is TRUE about a LAN?

• A LAN connects computers in a small area such as an office
• A modem is needed to connect a computer to a LAN
• A LAN consists of only one computer

Which of the following networks is LEAST likely to be a WAN?

• The Internet
• A school network
• A network of bank cash dispensers

Which type of network needs 'terminators' to function correctly?

• Bus
• Ring
• Star

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

• Star
• Ring
• Bus

What is a data collision?

• When two devices on a network transmit data at the same time
• When one device on a network transmits data
• When two devices on a network transmit at separate times

A computer network is ___ connected together.

• One computer
• Two or more
• Three or more
• Four or more

What does WAN stand for?

• Wide Area Network
• Wide Arena Network
• World Area Network
• World Arena Network