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Computer Networking Fundamentals

Description: Computer Networking Fundamentals
Number of Questions: 28
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Because of network vulnerability, what is a high-demand, high paying career?

  1. Police

  2. Teacher

  3. Cybersecurity

  4. Security


Correct Option: C

What is a simplified version of sending private messages on the internet?

  1. Talking in pig latin

  2. Writing coded notes to your friends in elementary school

  3. Folding messages up using complicated methods

  4. Texting


Correct Option: B

What is the practice of intercepting wireless signals by cruising through an area called?

  1. WiFying

  2. War jacking

  3. Hijacking

  4. War Driving


Correct Option: D

How do networks make your messages private? (PGP Software)

  1. Hides it

  2. Encrypts it

  3. Decrypts it

  4. Seals it


Correct Option: B

Which of the following has the fastest transmission speed  and is needed for streaming videos?

  1. Ethernet

  2. Local Talk

  3. Token Ring

  4. Fiber Distributed Data Interface


Correct Option: D

When transmitting data from network node to another how are messages handled?

  1. They go as a whole file

  2. They are broken into data packets

  3. They wait for a request from the receiver

  4. They go through the network in a straight line


Correct Option: B

A network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another, like uploading websites.

  1. FTP

  2. HTTP

  3. HTML

  4. HTTPS


Correct Option: A

A secure protocol for transferring web files (such as for a bank).

  1. FTP

  2. HTTP

  3. HTTPS

  4. HTMLS


Correct Option: C

A protocol used by the World Wide Web that defines how messages are handled.

  1. HTTP

  2. HTML

  3. FTP

  4. FDDI


Correct Option: A

A network configuration that uses cables to connect network devices and is fast & secure.

  1. WiFi

  2. Wireless Network

  3. Client/Server Network

  4. Wired Network


Correct Option: D

Which type of server provides only one type of resource to its clients, such as printing?

  1. Backup server

  2. Dedicated server

  3. Non-dedicated server

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which network topology has a centralized hub that all peripherals are hooked up to?

  1. Ring

  2. Bus

  3. Mesh

  4. Star


Correct Option: D

In which network topology are the computers connected by cable to every other computer?

  1. Ring

  2. Bus

  3. Mesh

  4. Star


Correct Option: C

Reliability, scalability, redundancy, security and speed are all characteristics of .....

  1. A LAN

  2. A good network

  3. A bus topology

  4. A token ring


Correct Option: B

A network wiring choice that sends data quickly via light.

  1. Ethernet

  2. DSL

  3. Fiber optic cable

  4. Coaxial cable


Correct Option: C

A network computer with no local storage (like a terminal) is called a _______.

  1. Thin Client

  2. Server

  3. Node

  4. Token


Correct Option: A

A small collection of bits used to prevent data collisions is called a _______.

  1. Token

  2. Ring

  3. Node

  4. Mesh


Correct Option: A

What connects the nodes in the arms of a star network?

  1. Server

  2. Hub

  3. Client

  4. USB Connector


Correct Option: B

When two signals are sent at the same time on a network, this happens.

  1. Token

  2. Data collission

  3. Communication disruption

  4. Terminator


Correct Option: B

A type of network where computers function as both clients and servers.

  1. Ring

  2. Bus

  3. Mesh

  4. Peer-to-peer


Correct Option: D

Computers that keep information for a network and provides services to its clients.

  1. Servers

  2. Clients

  3. Nodes

  4. Hubs


Correct Option: A

A large number of computers that are connected such as the internet or the US military network.

  1. LAN

  2. MAN

  3. WAN

  4. CAN


Correct Option: C

A system of computers and peripherals that are linked together is a _______.

  1. URL

  2. Network

  3. Computer system

  4. Intranet


Correct Option: B

What is a type of network for businesses or small geographic areas?

  1. LAN

  2. WAN

  3. MAN

  4. CAN


Correct Option: A

What are computers on a network called?

  1. terminals

  2. clients

  3. stations

  4. customers


Correct Option: B

What is the world's largest network?

  1. The U.S. Military Network

  2. ARPANET

  3. The Internet

  4. The World Wide Web


Correct Option: C
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