Network Hardware Quiz

Date First Published: 6th July 2022

This is the quiz about the internet protocols subtopic. All 10 questions in this quiz are covered in the articles.

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Question 1

The correct answer is: a: A computer that handles requests and delivers data over a network.

Option A is incorrect as that is a router.

Option B is incorrect as that is a network administrator.

Option D is incorrect as that is an antenna.

Question 2

The correct answer is: a: Repeaters can join two separate networks together.

Repeaters work by regenerating traffic signals so that a network can cover a longer physical device. A capability that a repeater does not have is joining two separate networks together. That is the role of a bridge.

Repeaters can regenerate both analogue and digital signals and remove unwanted noise in an incoming signal.

Question 3

The correct answer is: b: Demodulate

The information is demodulated from analogue signals to digital signals that a computer can understand once it reaches its final destination.

Question 4

The correct answer is: a: Network-attached storage

Question 5

The correct answer is: b: False

Not all computers require wireless adapters to be plugged into them in order for them to connect to a network wirelessly. Newer generations of portable computers with built-in wireless connectivity have made wireless adapters somewhat obsolete. Before the invention of devices with built-in wireless connectivity, devices required wireless adapters in order to connect to a network wirelessly.

Question 6

The correct answer is: d: A hub broadcasts data packets to all devices on the network whilst a switch only sends data to intended recipients.

Question 7

The correct answer is: d: Routers can route data from a LAN to another network connection.

Option C is incorrect as devices can connect to a router through a wired or wireless connection. Also, routers sometimes contain a built-in modem, but not always.

Question 8

The correct answer is: c: The cost of the route.

Question 9

The correct answer is: b: To allows devices with wireless capabilities as well as wired networks to connect to a network through a wireless standard.