Internet and Web

Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

1. 1.

   A computer network is:

   1. a printer cable
   2. a type of virus
   3. a single computer with many programs
   4. a group of devices connected to share data and resources

   Answer

   (d) a group of devices connected to share data and resources

2. 2.

   Which type of network is the computers of one school lab joined to a printer?

   1. WAN
   2. MAN
   3. LAN
   4. PAN

   Answer

   (c) LAN

3. 3.

   Which network device connects a LAN to the Internet and forwards packets between networks?

   1. gateway
   2. hub
   3. modem
   4. router

   Answer

   (d) router

Section B · short answer

1. 4.

   Differentiate between a LAN and a WAN.

   Answer

   A LAN covers a small area such as a building, is privately owned and fast; a WAN covers a large area such as countries, often uses public or leased lines and is slower and costlier.

2. 5.

   Name the type of network (PAN, LAN, MAN or WAN): (a) offices of a company in different countries joined together (b) the computers of one school lab joined to a printer

   Answer

   (a) WAN (b) LAN

Section C · long answer

1. 6.

   Explain PAN, LAN, MAN and WAN with an example of each.

   Answer

   PAN: a few metres around one person, e.g. a phone and earbuds. LAN: a building or campus, e.g. a school lab. MAN: a city, e.g. a cable TV network. WAN: countries or the world, e.g. the Internet.

   one mark each

Fresh sheets for your child

In the app, every Internet and Web sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.

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