Kahoot Questions: Computer Network Fundamentals

Question 1

Which type of server provides only one type of resource to its clients, such as printing?

a. ) None of these
b. ) Dedicated server
c. ) Backup server
d. ) Non-dedicated server

Answer 1

b.) Dedicated server

Question 2

Computers that keep information for a network and services to its clients

a. ) Nodes
b. ) Clients
c. ) Server
d. ) Hubs

Answer 2

c.) Servers

Question 3

A network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another, like uploading websites

a. ) HTML
b. ) HTTPS
c. ) FTP
d. ) HTTP

Answer 3

c.) FTP

Question 4

In which network topology are the computers connected by cable to every other computer?

a. ) Star
b. ) Mesh
c. ) Ring
d. ) Bus

Answer 4

b.) Mesh

Question 5

What connects the nodes in the arms of a star network?

a. ) USB connector
b. ) Hub
c. ) Client
d. ) Server

Answer 5

b.) Hub

Question 6

When two signals are sent at the same time on a network, this happens

a. ) Token
b. ) Communication disruption
c. ) Data collision
d. ) Terminator

Answer 6

c.) Data collision

Question 7

Which network topology has a centralized hub that all peripherals are hooked up to?

a. ) Star
b. ) Ring
c. ) bus
d. ) Mesh

Answer 7

a.) Star

Question 8

Which of the following has the fasted transmission speed and is needed for streaming videos?

a. ) Local talk
b. ) Fiber distributed data interface
c. ) Token Ring
d. ) Ethernet

Answer 8

b.) Fiber Distributed Data interface

Question 9

What are computers on a network called?

a. ) stations
b. ) terminals
c. ) clients
d. ) customers

Answer 9

c.) clients

Question 10

What is the practice of intercepting wireless signals by cruising through an area called?

a. ) Hijacking
b. ) War Jacking
c. ) WiFying
d. ) War Driving

Answer 10

d.) War Driving

Question 11

A network configuration that uses cables to connect network devices and is fast & secure

a. ) WiFi
b. ) Wired Network
c. ) Wireless
d. ) Client/Server Network

Answer 11

b.) Wired Network

Question 12

Reliability, scalability, redundancy, security and speed are all characteristics of

a. ) A LAN
b. ) A token ring
c. ) A good network
d. ) A bus toplogy

Answer 12

c.) a good network

Question 13

A system of computers and peripherals that are linked together is a

a. ) Network
b. ) Intranet
c. ) Link
d. ) Computer System

Answer 13

a.) Network

Question 14

A secure protocol for transferring web files (such as for a bank)

a. ) HTTP
b. ) HTTPS
c. ) HTML
d. ) FTP

Answer 14

b.) HTTPS

Question 15

A protocol used by the World Wide Web that defines how messages are handled?

a. ) HTML
b. ) HTTP
c. ) FDDI
d. ) FTP

Answer 15

b.) HTTP

Question 16

How do networks make your messages private? (PGP Software)

a. ) Encrypts it
b. ) Hides it
c. ) Seals it
d. ) Decrypts it

Answer 16

a.) Encrypts it

Question 17

What is a simplified version of sending private messages on the internet

a. ) Folding messages up using complicated methods
b. ) Writing coded notes to your friends in elementary school
c. ) Talking in pig Latin
d. ) Texting

Answer 17

b.) Writing coded notes to your friends in elementary school

Question 18

Because of network vulnerability, what is a high-demand, high paying career?

a. ) Cybersecurity
b. ) Police
c. ) Security
d. ) Teacher

Answer 18

a.) Cybersecurity

Question 19

What type of connector is this picture?

a. ) Ethernet
b. ) USB
c. ) Firewire
d. ) Barrell

Answer 19

b.) USB

Question 20

A type of network where computers function as both clients and servers

a. ) Mesh
b. ) Ring
c. ) Bus
d. ) Peer-to-Peer

Answer 20

d.) Peer-to-Peer

Question 21

A large number of computers that are connected such as the internet or the US military network

a. ) WAN
b. ) LAN
c. ) MAN
d. ) CAN

Answer 21

a.) WAN

Question 22

What is the type of network for businesses or small geographic areas?

a. ) MAN
b. ) LAN
c. ) CAN
d. ) WAN

Answer 22

b.) LAN

Question 23

What is the world’s largest network?

a. ) The World Wide Web
b. ) ARPANET
c. ) The US military network
d. ) The internet

Answer 23

d,) The Internet

Question 24

A network wiring choice that sends data quickly via light

a.) DSL
b.) Coaxial cable
c.) Ethernet cable
d,) Fiber Optic Cable

Answer 24

d) Fiber Optic table

Question 25

What type of network connector is this picture?

a. ) Ethernet connector
b. ) Firewire
c. ) F Type
d. ) Barrel

Answer 25

a.) Ethernet Connector

Question 26

A small collection of bits used to prevent data collisions is called a ___.

a. ) Mesh
b. ) Token
c. ) Node
d. ) Ring

Answer 26

b.) Token

Question 27

When transmitting data from network node to another how are messages handled?

a. ) They go through the network in a straight line
b. ) They are broken into data packets
c. ) They go as a whole file
d. ) They wait for a request from the receiver

Answer 27

b.) They are broken into data packets

Question 28

A network computer with no local storage (like a terminal) is called a

a. ) Token
b. ) Thin client
c. ) Server
d. ) Node

Answer 28

b.) Thin Client