Year 8 IT - Network Communication

What is a computer network?

• A type of computer game

• Two or more devices connected together allowing the sharing of information and resources.

• Two or more electronic components connected together in an electrical circuit

• A computer operating system

What does LAN stand for?

• Large Area Network

• Long Range Area Network

• Local Area Network

• Language Area Network

What does WAN stand for?

• Wireless Area Network

• Wide Australian Network

• Wireless Australian Network

• Wide Area Network

Which type of computer network covers the largest area?

• LAN

• WAN

What is Binary?

• A protocol to send packets of data to the correct device on a network

• A method to encode data using a two symbol system

• A hexadecimal system used to encode data for computers

• A variable width character encoding system

What symbols does the binary system use to encode data?

• A and B

• + and -

• 0 and 1

• X and Y

What is an IP address?

• The physical location of a connected device in a computer network

• A numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network

• An internet protocol used to split data into packets for transmission across a network

• The serial number assigned to all pieces of computer hardware

What does DNS stand for?

• Data Network Service

• Domain Name Service

• Domain Name System

• Data Network System

What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?

• the system that tracks and regulates Internet domain names and addresses

• a computer networking device that connects devices together on a computer network

• a computer that serves many kinds of information to user or client machines

• the system that sets limits on users uploads and downloads over the internet

Use your ASCII to Binary handout to decode the following word.

01100111 01100001 01110010 01101001 01110011 01101000

• garish

• gather

• girths

• gasher

• garths