Year 11 Networks

What is a LAN?

• A Local Area Network, which is a connection between your smart phone, laptop, tablet and other devices.

• A Local Area Network, which is a collection of computers within a city.

• A Local Area Network, which is a collection of computers within a limited geographical area such as a building or a school.

• A Local Area Network, which is a collection of Servers used to store large amounts of data.

What is a WAN?

• A Wide Area Network, which is a connection between your smart phone, laptop, tablet and other devices.

• A Wide Area Network, which is a collection of computers or LANs over a wide area.

• A Within Area Network, which is a collection of computers within a limited geographical area such as a building or a school.

• A Wide Area Network, which is a collection of Servers used to store a wide amount of data.

What is the purpose of a Wireless Access Point?

• To connect a computer device to a network.

• To receive data from a network via its physical connection.

• It uses twisted-pair copper or fibre optics to connect to a network.

• It is a subset of computers connected together as part of a larger physical network.

What is a Virtual Network?

• A single computer device on a network.

• A physical network managed by a server with devices connected that are called clients.

• It is a method of connecting computer devices to a network using Wi-Fi.

• It is a subset of computers connected together as part of a larger physical network.

What does HTTPS stand for?

• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Safe

• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure

• Hyper Transfer Top Protocol Secure

• Hyper Text Transfer Professional Secure

What is the purpose of a Network Interface Card (NIC)?

• To connect a computer device to a network.

• To receive data from a network via its physical connection.

• It uses twisted-pair copper or fibre optics to connect to a network.

• It allows all the components within a computer system to communicate.

What is the purpose of FTP?

• File Transfer Protocol, this is used to transfer files from one computer to another.

• File Transfer Protocol, this is used to send e-mails to mobile devices.

• File Transfer Protocol, this is used to display files on the World Wide Web.

• File Transfer Protocol, this is used to block unwanted data accessing a network.

What is the purpose of SMTP?

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, this is used to transfer files from one computer to another.

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, this is used to send e-mails to mobile devices.

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, this is used to display files on the World Wide Web.

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, this is used to send e-mail between servers.

What is the purpose of IMAP?

• Instant Messaging Access Protocol, this is used to transfer files from one computer to another.

• Instant Messaging Access Protocol, this is used to send e-mails to mobile devices.

• Instant Messaging Access Protocol, this is used to display files on the World Wide Web.

• Instant Messaging Access Protocol, this is used to send e-mail between servers.

Which of the following is NOT a layer within the TCP/IP model?

• Application layer

• Internet layer

• Link layer

• Transfer layer