Questão 1
Questão
A Local Area Network (LAN) is...
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confined to one site such as an office or a school campus. - connected using equipment owned by the organisation. - maintained by the organisation (or it maybe be outsourced).
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confined to one or more sites such as an office or a school campus. - connected using equipment. - maintained by the organisation.
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confined to one site such as an office or a school campus. - connected using equipment owned by the organisation. - maintained by one person, usually an IT manager.
Questão 2
Questão
Wide Area Network's (WAN)...
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often connect only 2 LANs together. - make use of publicly available telecoms facilities. - allow businesses to function from any location.
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often connect LANs together. - make use of publicly available telecoms facilities. - allow businesses to function from any location.
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often connect only 2 LANs together. - make use of private telecoms facilities. - allow businesses to function from any location.
Questão 3
Questão
A Network Interface Card (NIC) is...
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a physical device that generates and receives suitable electrical signals.
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a physical device that receives suitable electrical signals.
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a physical device that generates and receives suitable signals.
Questão 4
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receives data in the form of packets and forwards them on.
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receives data in the form of pulses and forwards them to their destination.
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receives data in the form of packets and forwards them to their destination.
Questão 5
Questão
A client-server network is when...
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one server provides services to many client machines where the users work.
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one or more servers provide services to a few client machines where the users work.
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one or more servers provide limited services to many client machines where the users work.
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one or more servers provide services to many client machines where the users work.
Questão 6
Questão
Advantages of a client-server network are...
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network functions are handled by dedicated machines. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user. - this is an efficient, high speed model.
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network functions are handled by dedicated machines. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user most of the time. - this is sometimes an efficient, high speed model.
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network functions are handled by dedicated machines. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user. - this is an efficient model.
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network functions are handled by a single machine. - clients can provide for the immediate needs of the user. - this is an efficient, high speed model.
Questão 7
Questão
In a peer-to-peer network...
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all computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user as well as carrying out networking functions.
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all computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user.
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some computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user as well as carrying out networking functions.
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most computers are equal. Each computer serves the needs of the user as well as carrying out limited networking functions.
Questão 8
Questão
Dis-advantages of a peer-to-peer network are...
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maintenance is more difficult with a dedicated server. - security is poor. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of clients.
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maintenance is more difficult because of the number of clients. - security is poor. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of multi-tasking.
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maintenance is more difficult with a dedicated server. - security is poor. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of multi-tasking.
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maintenance is more difficult with a dedicated server. - security is non-existent. - they tend to be slow because of the amount of multi-tasking.
Questão 9
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The three main network topologies are...
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Ring, Bus & Wave.
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Ring, Line & Star.
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Star, Bus & Circle.
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Ring, Bus & Star.
Questão 10
Questão
Sending data in a network requires rules and standards. By sharing these rules, different networks and different devices can can talk to each other. A protocol is...
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a set of rules that covers data communications.
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a set of rules that covers how data moves between hosts.
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a set of rules that covers the use of data packets.
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a set of rules that identifies which packets of data can be sent.
Questão 11
Questão
Which of the following lists contains only VALID network protocols?
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DNS, FTD, HTTP, POP4
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DNS, FTP, HTTP, POP3
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FTP, HTTP, TLS, DNS
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FTP, HTTP, SSL, DNA
Questão 12
Questão
Networks involve linking many devices which poses potential security threats because data can be accessed at multiple locations.Which of the following is a valid list of security measures?
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Backups, Archives, Failunder, Disaster site, Authentication & Acceptable use policies (AUP).
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Backups, Archives, Failover, Disaster recovery, Authentication & Acceptable use policies (AUP).
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Backups, Archives, Failover, Disaster recovery, Authentication & Acceptable policies (AP).
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Backups, Archives, Failover, Disaster recovery, Syncing & Acceptable use policies (AUP).
Questão 13
Questão
The internet is a means of connecting millions of computers and computer networks across the world. The connections are made through routers, servers and other transmission media like fibre-optic cables. The internet is used for...
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he transmission of all sorts of information such as text, graphics, voice, video and computer programs.
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retrieving all sorts of information such as text, graphics, voice, video and computer programs.
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posting of all sorts of information such as text, graphics, voice, video and computer programs.
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the transmission of all sorts of information such as text and graphics only.
Questão 14
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The world wide web is...
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one of the facilities that makes use of the internet. It consists of millions of pages written in HTML only.
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one of two facilities that makes use of the internet. It consists of billions of pages written in HTML or its derivatives.
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the only facilities that makes use of the internet. It consists of billions of pages written in HTML.
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one of the facilities that makes use of the internet. It consists of billions of pages written in HTML.
Questão 15
Questão
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a standard way of describing a resource on the internet. It consists of a domain name and may include a path to the file itself. In the following URL which section is the path to the server? http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Title/943656934594390/OCR_Computing_for_GCSE
Questão 16
Questão
In the following URL which section is the domain?
http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Title/943656934594390/OCR_Computing_for_GCSE
Questão 17
Questão
In the following URL which section refers to the web page?
http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Title/943656934594390/OCR_Computing_for_GCSE
Questão 18
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A JPG file is used to...
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store bit-mapped images using lossless compression.
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store still images using lossy compression.
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represent digital audio using lossy compression.
Questão 19
Questão
A PDF file is used to...
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represent documents in the same way no matter what software is being used to display them.
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store bit-mapped images using lossless compression.
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represent digital audio using lossy compression.
Questão 20
Questão
File compression means reducing the size of a file. This usually done in order to...
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i) save storage space on media. ii) reduce transmission times on a network.
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i) save storage space. ii) reduce transmission times on the internet.
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i) save storage space online. ii) reduce file sizes.
Questão 21
Questão
Lossy compression is when...
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files are compressed by removing some data that is less essential for the purpose.
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files are compressed by removing half the data of a selected file.
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files are compressed with no loss of essential data.
Questão 22
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Lossless compression is when
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files are compressed with severe loss of essential data.
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files are compressed with no loss of any data.
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files are compressed with no loss of essential data.