SSC GK Computer : Computer Networks

1. Computer and communication technology, such as communication links to the Internet, that provide help and understanding to the end user is known as 

(a) presentation file

(b) information technology

(c) program

(d) worksheet file

(e) FTP

2. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be 

(a) distributed

(b) free

(c) centralized

(d) open source

(e) None of these

3. What is a modem connected to ?

(a) processor

(b) motherboard

(c) printer

(d) phone line

(e) None of these

4. Computers connected to a LAN can

(a) run faster

(b) go on line

(c) share information and/or share peripheral equipment

(d) E-mail

(e) None of these

5. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be 

(a) distributed

(b) centralised

(c) open source

(d) wireless

(e) None of these

6. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use 

(a) e-mail

(b) FTP

(c) instant message

(d) Telnet

(e) None of these

7. Computers that control processes accept data in a continuous __________. 

(a) data traffic pattern

(b) data highway

(c) infinite loop

(d) feedback loop

(e) slot

8. The method of Internet access that requires a phone line, but offers faster access speeds than dial-up is the _____ connection.

(a) cable access

(b) satellite access

(c) fiber-optic service

(d) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

(e) modem

9. ________ is a technique that is used to send more than one call over a single line.

(a) Digital transmission

(b) Infrared transmission

(c) Digitizing

(d) Streaming

(e) Multiplexing

10. Codec refers to 

(a) Coder-decoder

(b) Co-declaration

(c) Command declaration

(d) Command decoding

(e) None of these

11. To connect networks of similar protocols ______ are used 

(a) Routers

(b) Bridges

(c) Gateways

(d) Dial-up routers

(e) None of these

12. Telnet is a ______ based computer protocol

(a) Sound

(b) Text

(c) Image

(d) Animation

(e) Digits

13. P2P is a ______ application architecture

(a) Client/ server

(b) Distributed

(c) Centralized

(d) 1- tier

(e) None of these

14. Which of the following terms is just the collection of networks that can be joined together ? 

(a) virtual private network

(b) LAN

(c) intranet

(d) extranet

(e) internet

15. An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is

(a) Mesh

(b) Star

(c) Tree

(d) Ring

16. __________ is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network. 

(a) Desktop

(b) Network client

(c) Network server

(d) Network station

(e) Network switch

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