Practice Flashcards: GCSE Computer Science: Networks and the Internet | Zestly

Question 1

Local Area Network (LAN)

Accepted Answer

A network covering a small geographic area, such as a home or office. Students often mistake this for being defined by the number of connected devices.

Question 2

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Accepted Answer

A network that spans a large geographic area, often using third-party infrastructure. Students often mistake this for being simply a faster version of a LAN.

Question 3

Client-server

Accepted Answer

A network model where a central server provides resources and services to client devices. Students often mistake this for being the same as peer-to-peer.

Question 4

Peer-to-peer

Question 5

Star topology

Question 6

Mesh topology

Question 7

Packet

Question 8

Protocol

Question 9

MAC address

Question 10

IP address

Question 11

Bandwidth

Question 12

Latency