Questions: Networks and protocols
Pick a question type. Each time you get new numbers. Free ones are marked free.
Networks and network hardware
- LAN or WAN?Identify, 1 mark, free
- Network hardwareIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Client-server and peer-to-peerIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Wired or wireless?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- What affects network performance?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Client-server or peer-to-peer? (6 marks)Discuss, 6 marks, Plus
- Wi-FiIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Choosing network hardwareIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Wired or wireless? (6 marks)Discuss, 6 marks, Plus
Topologies and the internet
- Counting connectionsCalculate, 1 mark, free
- Star and mesh topologiesIdentify, 1 mark, free
- The internet, DNS and hostingIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Visiting a website, in orderComplete, 1 mark, Plus
- A valid IPv4 addressIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- An IP address in binaryConvert, 2 marks, free
- IP and MAC addressesIdentify, 1 mark, free
- How many addresses?Calculate, 1 mark, free
- Explain how a URL becomes a pageExplain, 4 marks, Plus
- A valid MAC addressIdentify, 1 mark, free
- A MAC address pair in binaryConvert, 2 marks, Plus
- What kind of address is this?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Bus topologyIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Counting cables in a busCalculate, 2 marks, free
Protocols, layers and packets
- Which protocol?Identify, 1 mark, free
- Which TCP/IP layer?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Layers: why use them?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Packet switchingIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Putting packets back in orderWrite down, 1 mark, Plus
- Explain packet switchingExplain, 4 marks, Plus
- Standards and encryptionIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- What is in a packet?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Email protocolsIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- PANs and BluetoothIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi and WLANsIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Keeping a network secureIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Ethical hacking, access control and physical securityIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Choose a network security methodIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Explain how to secure a networkExplain, 4 marks, Plus
Network calculations
- Transfer timeCalculate, 2 marks, free
- How much data in a time?Calculate, 2 marks, Plus
- Bits per secondConvert, 1 mark, Plus
- How many packets?Calculate, 1 mark, Plus
- Compare two connectionsCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- StreamingCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Transfer times tableComplete, 2 marks, Plus
- Latency plus transfer timeCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Sharing bandwidthCalculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Packet headersCalculate, 2 marks, Plus
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