What is the function of a Domain Name Service (DNS)?

Convert a domain to an IP address.

Which of these is an advantage of a star network topology?

Additional nodes can be easily added to the network

What is an advantage of lossy compression?

The file size is significantly reduced

The bit depth of a sound file is:

The number of bits available to store each sample

Which of these is NOT an advantage of The Cloud?

There is no guarantee that the data is being backed up.

Which of these principle(s) are NOT part of the Data Protection Act 2018?

Personal data must not be transferred outside the European Economic Area.

A measure of how much data can be transferred across the network.

Which of these scenario(s) would lossy compression not be used?

Sending images to a professional printing company via the cloud.

Which of these is not an advantage of a star network topology?

f the central device fails, the entire network fails.

Which of these is a disadvantage of a mesh network topology?

A high number of connections are required.

Which protocol is responsible for sending emails to a mail server?

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

Which of these statements is true about LANs?

The network is confined to one geographical area

What is the purpose of the ALU?

To perform arithmetic and logic operations

What is the function of the Memory Data Register (MDR)?

Holds data that has been received from memory, or to be written to memory

An embedded system is:

Small computer that forms part of larger system usually performs 1 function

Which of these is an advantage of using wired connections to connect to a network?

Devices can get allocated a greater amount of bandwidth.

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1
Which of these is an example of a user interface?
Graphical User Interface
Both RED and BLUE
Mobile Graphics Interface
Command Line Interface
2
Which of these storage devices are the least portable?
Hard Disk Drive
Magnetic Tape
USB Drive
CD ROM
3
What is the function of a Domain Name Service (DNS)?
Convert a web address to URL.
Convert a URL to a web address
Convert a domain to an IP address.
Convert an IP address to a domain.
4
Which of these types of transmission media has the largest transmission speed?
Wi-Fi
Fire Optic Cables
Ethernet Cables
5
What type of Storage is Non-Volatile?
Secondary
Primary
6
Which of these statements is true about WANs?
The network spans over a wider geographical area
All of the above
The internet is an example of a WAN
WANs are usually made up of multiple LANs
7
Convert the binary value 11010010 to hexadecimal
C2
None of the above
E2
D2
8
Convert the binary value 00101110 to denary
44
46
48
52
9
Which of these is an advantage of a star network topology?
Additional nodes can be easily added to the network
Hardware for the central server is expensive.
A wired network requires a lot of cables which can be expensive.
If the central switch fails, the entire network fails
10
How can the quality of an image be improved?
Increase the resolution
Both RED and BLUE
Add additional code to the metadata
Increase the colour depth
11
Calculate the estimated size of a sound file that has a sample rate of 5,000Hz, bit depth of 8 bits, and is 10 seconds
400,000 bits
600,000 bits
200,000 bits
800,000 bits
12
Convert the hexadecimal value 4A to denary.
76
74
79
65
13
The internet can be “slow” if another person is watching an ultra-HD video on the network
False
True
14
What topology is shown in this picture?
Star
Mesh
15
Which of these is not a character set?
ASCII
Unicode
Both BLUE and YELLOW
Duocode
16
What harm does Ransomware usually cause to a computer system?
Blackmails the user
Both BLUE and YELLOW
Sends confidential files back to the attack
Encrypts the computer system
17
Which of these storage devices is the most durable?
DVD
SSD
HDD
CD
18
What is an advantage of lossy compression?
It is most effective on text documents
Data is permanently removed from the file
The file size is significantly reduced
19
Which of these is not a register in the Von Neumann architecture?
Cache
Control Unit
Numerator
Arithmetic Logic Unit
20
Latency is affected by the number of devices connected to the network, as well as the type of transmission media:
False
True
21
Which component stores the Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
RAM
ROM
CPU
Virtual Memory
22
How can the risk of denial-of-service attacks from harming the network be limited?
Passwords
Firewalls
Encryption
Physical Security
23
The bit depth of a sound file is:
The amplitude of the sound wave.
The number of bits that the sound file takes up in secondary storage.
The number of bits available to store each sample
The frequency of the sound wave.
24
What is the purpose of metadata in image files?
Allows for the image to be compressed
Shows additional image information, such as height and width
Allows for the GPS location to be stored in the file
Both RED and BLUE
25
Which of these is NOT an advantage of The Cloud?
The cloud allows for remote access to storage.
Authorised users can access the resources from any device and location.
Files can be share with other users easily.
There is no guarantee that the data is being backed up.
26
Which of these principle(s) are NOT part of the Data Protection Act 2018?
Personal data must be relevant, adequate, and not excessive.
Personal data must not be transferred outside the European Economic Area.
Personal data must not be kept for longer than is necessary
Personal data must be accurate and up to date.
27
Which law protects against harmful network attacks?
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Data Protection Act
28
Which type of Storage Device would a CD ROM be?
Optical
Magnetic
Solid State
29
Bandwidth is:
A measure of how much data can be transferred across the network.
A measure of how long data takes to be received from a different network
A measure of how long devices take to boot-up.
All of the above
30
What is the usual purpose of denial-of-service attacks?
All of the above.
Crashing the server.
Limit a user’s ability to access their files on a star network.
Limit a user’s ability to use the internet.
31
Which of these actions are prohibited by the Computer Misuse Act 1990?
It is illegal to access data that will be used for further criminal use.
It is illegal to access stored data without permission.
All of the above
It is illegal to change any data without authorisation.
32
Which of these is not a function that the operating system provides?
User management
Encryption management
Peripheral management
File management
33
Which type of attack requires an attacker to forcefully guess a users password?
Data Interception
Social Engineering
DDoS
Brute Force Attack
34
Which of these hardware components would NOT be used to connect devices to a LAN?
Wireless Access Point
Router
Switch
RAM
35
What does ROM stand for?
Random Once Memory
Read Only Memory
Random Only Memory
Read Once Memory
36
Which of these hardware components would be used to connect devices to a LAN?
Keyboard
Switch
RAM
Clock
37
The performance of a computer can be improved by:
Increasing the RAM capacity
Increasing the number of cores
All of the above
Increasing the Cache capacity
38
Which of these scenario(s) would lossy compression not be used?
None of the above
Download videos from The Cloud.
Uploading images to social media.
Sending images to a professional printing company via the cloud.
39
Which of these is not an advantage of a star network topology?
These networks tend to have a better performance than mesh networks.
f the central device fails, the entire network fails.
Additional nodes can be easily added to the network
If one link fails, that specific computer will only be affected.
40
Which of these is a disadvantage of a mesh network topology?
A high number of connections are required.
Transmissions can occur at the same time between different nodes.
If one connection fails, the rest of the network still continues to run
Additional nodes can be easily added to the network.
41
Which protocol is responsible for sending emails to a mail server?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Internet Protocol (IP)
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Post Office Protocol (POP)
42
Which of these statements is true about LANs?
The network is over many geographical areas
The network is usually located across different geographical locations
The network is confined to one geographical area
The network is expensive to set up.
43
What is the purpose of the ALU?
To perform arithmetic and logic operations
Control the CPU and the Fetch Decode Execute cycle
44
Convert 10MB to kB
100,000 kB
10,000 kB
1,00 kB
100 kB
45
What is the function of the Memory Data Register (MDR)?
Holds address of memory where data needs to be obtained from or written to.
Holds data that has been received from memory, or to be written to memory
Holds the data for the next instructions.
Holds the results from processing mathematical or logical calculations
46
An embedded system is:
A small computer that uses lots of power
Both RED and YELLOW
A small computer that works independently, usually performs one function.
Small computer that forms part of larger system usually performs 1 function
47
What device is this?
RAM
Hard Drive
Solid State Drive
Motherboard
48
Which of these is an advantage of using wired connections to connect to a network?
Wired connections can be impractical as rooms need to be wired.
Wired connections are significantly more expensive than Wi-Fi
Data in wired connections cannot be intercepted as easily like in Wi-Fi.
Devices can get allocated a greater amount of bandwidth.
49
What is the name of the process where secondary storage is used to extend primary storage?
Volatile Memory
Virtual Memory
Vital Memory
Vivid Memory
50
What is the purpose of an IP address?
Identify devices on a WAN
Identify devices on a WAN
Identify networks on a WAN
Identify servers on a LAN

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