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Networks - WS2

This document contains 23 multiple choice and short answer questions about computer networks. Some of the topics covered include spam, HTTP, PPP, VOIP, videoconferencing, URLs vs IP addresses, domain names and their significance, MAC addresses vs IP addresses, network security threats like denial of service attacks, measures to secure a network like firewalls, examples of trojan horses and worms, domain name resolution, and the name of the text file a web server sends to a web browser.

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Networks - WS2

This document contains 23 multiple choice and short answer questions about computer networks. Some of the topics covered include spam, HTTP, PPP, VOIP, videoconferencing, URLs vs IP addresses, domain names and their significance, MAC addresses vs IP addresses, network security threats like denial of service attacks, measures to secure a network like firewalls, examples of trojan horses and worms, domain name resolution, and the name of the text file a web server sends to a web browser.

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Networks – Worksheet 2

1. What is Spam?
2. Expand HTTP [Compt. 2014, 2013]
3. What is PPP?
4. What is VOIP?
5. What is voicemail?
Pavithra Karthik

6. What is videoconferencing?
7. Write one example each of URL and IP address. [SQP 2016]
8. What do the following top level domains signify? [2015]
(i) .com (ii). org
9. Distinguish between MAC address and IP address with the help of example of
each. [2015, CBSE TextBook]
10. Given below are two addresses : [Compt. 2014]
(i) http://www.abc.com/index.htm
(ii) 182.68.9.165
Identify which one of the above is an IP address and which one is a URL.
11. What do the following top level domains signify ? [Compt. 2014]
(i) .edu (ii) .org
12. IP addresses of two computers on a network: [CBSE TextBook]
a. Can be the same b. Cannot be the same c. Are not defined d. Must match with a
third computer
13. A domain name maps to[CBSE TextBook]
a. A URL b. An IP address c. A website d. All of the above
14. Give some examples of domain names and URLs. How is a domain name
different from a URL? [CBSE TextBook]
15. What is domain name resolution? [CBSE TextBook]
16. Explain in brief any 2 security threats to Computer networks. [SQP 2016]
(or) What is meant by "Denial of Service" with reference to Internet service ? [2014]
17. List 2 measures to secure a network. [2015, Compt. 2014]
Or List some methods which are used for network security. [CBSE Textbook]
18. Mr. John wants to prevent unauthorized access to/from his company's local
area network. Write the name of a system (software/ hardware), which he should
install to do the same. [SQP 2015]
19. Ms. Taufiq Ahmed wants to prevent unauthorized access to/from his
company's local area network. Write the name of a system (software/ hardware),
which he should install to do the same. [2012]
20. Define the following with reference to Threats to Network Security. [2012]
Pavithra Karthik

Or How is a Trojan Horse harmful to a network ? [Compt. 2014]


(i) Trojan Horse
(ii) Worm
21. Snooping is
a. A threat to data security b. Not a threat to data security c. Good for laptops
d. A topology
22. Define Network security? What kind of attacks can be made on data and
computer networks? [CBSE Textbook]
23. When the user browses a website, the web server sends a text file to the
web browser. What is the name of this?

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