Fiona's Borrowed Computer Quiz

This computer quiz is a ready made script. There are many such ready made scripts in 1st page 2000 which can be copied and pasted into your web pages with minimal understanding of HTML code (just enough to know where to put it). This script sets up a quiz about the Internet and then tallies your score. Why don't you try it out?

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1. A network is two or more computers connected to each other so they can share resources.

True
False

2. A __________ connects computers over long distances via telephone lines or satellite links.

LAN
WAN
WAIS

3. A __________ is the standard or set of rules that two computers use to communicate with each other.

Modem
Protocol
Link

4. T1 Line is a high-speed digital connection capable of transmitting data at a rate of approximately __________.

1.5 million bits per second
56 kbps
1.5 million baud

5. A T3 Line is equal to about 672 regular voice-grade telephone lines; enough to transmit full-motion real-time video over a network.

True
False

6. __________ is a communications protocol that allows you to connect your computer to the Internet using a standard telephone line.

ISDN
SLIP
TCP/IP

7. Encryption is a way of reducing the size of a file, or files, so that they don't take up a lot of space and can travel faster over a network.

True
False

8. A __________ is a connector on the computer to which peripheral devices are attached.

Gateway
Node
Port

9. A node is any computer directly connected to a network that acts as a repository for services available for other computers on the network.

True
False

10. A __________ is a computer that handles requests for data, electronic mail, file transfers, and other network services from other computers.

Server
Host
Client

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