Network Hardware (Cambridge (CIE) O Level Computer Science)

Exam Questions

17 mins6 questions
11 mark

A web server has an internet protocol (IP) address.

Identify the network component that uses the IP address to send data only to its correct destination.

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23 marks

Many devices have a Media Access Control (MAC) address.

Give three features of a MAC address.

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3a1 mark

A user wants to connect their computer to a network.

Identify the component in the computer that is needed to access a network

3b1 mark

Identify the type of address that is allocated to the component by the manufacturer, which is used to uniquely identify the device.

3c1 mark

A dynamic internet protocol (IP) address is allocated to the computer when it is connected to the network.

Identify the device on the network that can connect multiple devices and automatically assign them an IP address.

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14 marks

A school network has several computers.

Each computer in the network has a media access control (MAC) address.

Hexadecimal is used for MAC addresses. Part of a MAC address is given.

97–5C–E1

Each pair of digits is stored as binary in an 8-bit register.

Describe what is meant by a MAC address.

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23 marks

A web server has an internet protocol (IP) address.

Give three characteristics of an IP address.

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33 marks

A user wants to connect their computer to a network.

A dynamic internet protocol (IP) address is allocated to the computer when it is connected to the network.

Describe what is meant by a dynamic IP address.

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