Computer Network Tutorial – Week 1

1. A real estate office that has 14 computers linked together for file sharing is an
example of the following?
a. a WAN
b. a MAN
c. a PAN
d. None of the above

2. Which of the following is true about the star topology? (Choose all that apply)
a. Computers can be linked using a switch or hub
b. If a cable run is damaged, it can be isolated so that nodes on other cable
runs continue communication
c. There is never a single point of failure, because the design is always a
closed loop
d. Easy to add or remove devices

3. In your city, there is a main library that contains a network which connects to five
branch libraries that have small networks. The main library and branch library
networks form a …..
a. MAN
b. LAN
c. WAN
d. Wide mesh network

4. You have a family of five. Your three children are students who live at home. Also,
there are three desktop computers in your home and you often bring home your
laptop from work. Which of the following might be the reasons for you to network
your home? (choose all that apply)
a. To share internet connection
b. To save money by not purchasing the new printer your son wants for his
room
c. To enable you to easily load files from your laptop to your favorite desktop
computer
d. To play the same home video on any computer in the house

5. You provide network support in an office of doctors that uses a traditional bus
topology. Several of the doctors ask you for help because the network is not
working properly. What might you check?
a. The hub linking the computers
b. The terminators on either end of the bus
c. That all the computers are turned on which is the requirement of a bus
network
 d. The bus transformer which generates energy for the computer signal

6. Which of the following are examples of network nodes? (choose all that apply)
a. A computer attached to a network
b. A CD-ROM array attached to a server
c. A printer attached to a network computer
d. A network switch
7. A … is a high-capacity network medium that joins LANs on different floors in the
same building
a. Emulator
b. Conductor
c. Backbone
d. LANE access device

8. A network that does not use a server but instead uses equal communication
between workstation is called a(an) …… network
a. Peer-to-peer
b. Common linked
c. Joint use
d. Independent
9. True or false? Networks cannot extend beyond the boundaries of a building.

10. True or false? LANs typically connect separate offices in the same organization,
whether they are across town or around the world from each other.