Computer Science

Question 1

What is the internet?

Answer 1

It is a group of Inter-Connected Networks

Question 2

Who owns the World Wide Web

Answer 2

No one

Question 3

What do you access the World Wide Web through?

Answer 3

The Internet

Question 4

Are website addresses unique?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What is a domain name?

Answer 5

A web address you can purchase to host a website

Question 6

Is HTTP or HTTPS more secure?

Answer 6

HTTPS

Question 7

What does HTTP stand for?

Answer 7

HyperText Transfer Protocol

Question 8

What is a Protocol?

Answer 8

A Protocol is a set of rules

Question 9

What are Data Packets?

Answer 9

Data Packets is broken down information that is transmitted over the Internet

Question 10

What is an IP Address?

Answer 10

An IP Address is a unique set of numbers that is used by a computer to tell which one is which

Question 11

What does DNS stand for?

Answer 11

Domain Name Server

Question 12

What is Bandwidth?

Answer 12

Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be carried at a time

Question 13

What are Connection Speeds measured with?

Answer 13

Mbps ( Megabits per second )

Question 14

Is upload speed faster than download speed

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Does wireless connectivity have a greater security risk

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Can wireless connect Mobile Devices

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

Is wired connection or wireless faster

Answer 17

Wired Connection

Question 18

How does buffering occur?

Answer 18

When a movie or music track plays faster than it downloads

Question 19

What does WAN stand for?

Answer 19

Wide Area Networks

Question 20

How big of an area does WAN cover?

Answer 20

WAN covers a large area

Question 21

What does LAN stand for?

Answer 21

Local Area Networks

Question 22

What does NIC stand for?

Answer 22

Network Interface Card

Question 23

Name 3 types of Topologies

Answer 23

Bus, Ring, Star

Question 24

Is a bus network cheap to install?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

Name an advantage of a Star Network

Answer 25

Fast Performance, If one computer goes down not all servers go down

Question 26

Name components you need to build a network

Answer 26

Server, Terminal, Router, Hub, Switch

Question 27

What is a client server network

Answer 27

A network where clients log on to access the network

Question 28

Can you log on to any computer in a client server network?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

Are client server networks expensive to install?

Answer 29

Yes

Question 30

Name a cloud computing application

Answer 30

Google Drive, Dropbox

Question 31

What is a Peer to Peer network?

Answer 31

An alternative to a client server network but cheaper

Question 32

What is cloud computing?

Answer 32

A way that you can access important systems online