ICTL MONTHLY TEST

FORM 2 (2011)
Answer all the questions.
NAME:.

CLASS:

Choose the correct answer.

1. A consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share
resources.
A. Communications
B. printers
C. devices
D. network
2.

The computers on a network may be linked through..or infrared light beams.

i. cables
ii. telephone lines
iii. radio waves
iv. Satellites
A. i, ii
B. i, ii, iii
C. ii, iii
D. i, ii, iii, iv
LIST THE BENEFIT OF NETWORKING
A. File Sharing

B. Sharing Devices

C. Sharing Internet Access

D.

Speed

3. You can use the network to save copies of your important data on a different computer, examples
share photos, music files and documents.

4. In computer network, students can access the internet simultaneously. ..

5. Using a network is faster way for sharing and transferring files. Without a network, files are
shared by copying them to floppy disk.
6. Sharing devices is another benefit in which a network exceeds stand-alone computers. .
List Devices Needed in Computer Networks.
A. Hub

B. Network Interface Card

C. Connector

D. Modem

7. A. connector used commonly to connect computers onto a local-area network. The connectors
used for connecting telephone equipment.
8. Short for modulator-demodulator. A device that enables a computer to transmit data over
telephone or cable lines
9. A piece of computer hardware designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer
network. .
10. A central device that provides a common connection point for nodes on a network. ..
TYPES OF COMPUTER.
A. building

B. two

C. Local Area Network

D. devices

11.. are groups of computers and network12.. connected together, usually

within the same13.. The simplest form of LAN is to connect14. computers together

15. ..is a network that interconnect users with computer resources in a geographic area or
region larger than that covered by a local area network but smaller than the area

covered by wide area network

A.

LAN

B. MAN

C. WAN

D. DAN

16.is defined as a group of computers and network 17connected across a large

physical areas such as states or countries. Computers connected to a Wide Area Network are
often connected through the telephone system. They can also be connected through leased lines
or18... The largest WAN in existence is the 19..
A. Wide Area Network

B. satellites

C. Internet.

D. devices

Differences between Types of Computer Networks

Criteria

20

21

22

Cost

Low

High

Higher

Network Size

Small

Larger

Largest

Speed

Fastest

Faster

Fast

A. WAN

B. LAN

C. MAN

Types Of Network Topology

A.

27is also known as ring

topology. A ring network consists of all
A23 is also known as star topology.
computers and other devices that are
A star network is designed with each node
connected in a28. In a ring
connected directly to a central network
network, each node connects directly to
24. The hub will control the flow of
the 29nodes. If the device on a
25.in the network. If one of the nodes
ring network fails, all the devices before
fails, the star network will still..26. as
the failed device are30.. but those
long as the hub is working.
after the failed device will not function.
A. Communication
A. Unaffected
B. hub
B. loop
C. star network
C. Ring network
D. functionD. neighbouring