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Structured Networking Questions

The document outlines structured networking questions across various topics including peer-to-peer networks, router functions, cloud computing, IP addressing and subnetting, network types and topologies, network hardware, CSMA/CD and Ethernet, network connectivity, and client-server models. Each section includes specific questions with designated marks, focusing on definitions, descriptions, benefits, drawbacks, and comparisons of networking concepts. This format is designed to assess knowledge and understanding of fundamental networking principles.

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Structured Networking Questions

The document outlines structured networking questions across various topics including peer-to-peer networks, router functions, cloud computing, IP addressing and subnetting, network types and topologies, network hardware, CSMA/CD and Ethernet, network connectivity, and client-server models. Each section includes specific questions with designated marks, focusing on definitions, descriptions, benefits, drawbacks, and comparisons of networking concepts. This format is designed to assess knowledge and understanding of fundamental networking principles.

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Structured Networking Questions with Marks

Peer-to-Peer Networks

1. Describe the key features of a peer-to-peer network. [2 marks]

2. Describe two drawbacks to using a peer-to-peer network. [4 marks]

Router Functions

1. Identify whether the task is performed by a router or not:


- Receives packets from devices
- Finds the IP address of a URL
- Directs each packet to all devices attached to it
- Stores the IP and/or MAC address of all devices attached to it. [2 marks]

2. Identify three functions of a router in a home network. [3 marks]

3. Describe the role and function of a router in a network. [3 marks]

Cloud Computing

1. Define cloud computing. [1 marks]

2. State what is meant by a public cloud and a private cloud. [2 marks]

3. Give two benefits and one drawback of using cloud computing. [3 marks]

4. Give two benefits of storing data using cloud computing. [2 marks]

5. Give two drawbacks of using cloud computing. [2 marks]

IP Addressing and Subnetting

1. Complete the description of IP addresses:


- An IPv4 address contains ___ groups of digits. Each group is represented in ___ bits.
- An IPv6 address contains ___ groups of digits. Each group is represented in ___ bits. [5 marks]

2. Describe two benefits of subnetting a network. [4 marks]

3. Identify and describe the two parts of an IP address in a subnetwork. [3 marks]


4. Give two benefits of subnetting a LAN. [2 marks]

5. Identify the network ID and host ID for given IP addresses and subnet masks. [2 marks]

Network Types and Topologies

1. Give two benefits of connecting computers to a LAN. [2 marks]

2. Give two characteristics of a LAN. [2 marks]

3. Identify two differences between a WAN and a LAN. [2 marks]

4. Describe what is meant by a mesh topology. [2 marks]

5. Give two advantages of using a mesh topology instead of a bus topology. [2 marks]

6. State whether a school network will be a LAN or WAN and justify your choice. [3 marks]

7. Identify the topology of a home network and justify your choice. [2 marks]

8. Complete the diagram of a star topology for a network with a switch and four computers. [2
marks]

Network Hardware

1. Identify two possible devices to connect 30 computers in a classroom to the rest of the network.
[2 marks]

2. Describe the functions of a Wireless Network Interface Card (WNIC). [4 marks]

CSMA/CD and Ethernet

1. Describe CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection). [4 marks]

2. Describe how CSMA/CD is used in a bus network. [4 marks]

3. Describe what is meant by Ethernet. [3 marks]

Network Connectivity

1. Explain the benefits of allowing students to use both wired and wireless connections. [4 marks]

2. Give one advantage and two disadvantages of transmitting data using satellites instead of copper
cables. [3 marks]
Client-Server and Thick/Thin Clients

1. Describe what is meant by a thick-client model. [2 marks]

2. Describe the role of the different computers in a thin-client model. [2 marks]

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