Computer Networking Activity Pack
Name: Class:
  1. What is a computer network?

Activity – Internet Search – Networking
Using an Internet Search engine, find and verify a distinct educational website (different from those already found) related to computer networking.
Format your review as follows:
Title of Webpage -
<Review goes here>
  1. List four main hardware and three software components on the network?
  1. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of networking computers?
  1. First-generation ____ is a high-speed Plug and Play bus with data transfer rates of 100, 200, and 400 Mbps.

a. / EEEI 1394 / c. / USB 2.0
b. / USB 1.0 / d. / IEEE 1394

ANS:REF:WIN 764

  1. Grouped drives, as shown in the accompanying figure, simplify access to shared network folders. ______

ANS:REF:WIN 812 | WIN 813

  1. Use the Device Manager to verify that network settings on new computers are correct and, when necessary, to resolve problems. ______
  1. ANSREF:WIN 797
  1. Digital devices measure ____ in bytes per second or bits per second.

a. / bandwidth / c. / digital proximity
b. / packet strength / d. / processor speed
  1. ANS:REF:WIN 763
  1. A(n) ____ is a signal transmitted by hardware or software to the processor or operating system for some type of service.

a. / I/O address / c. / FireWire
b. / interrupt / d. / DMA channel

ANS:REF:WIN 769

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Case 12
REF:WIN 805-809
Your sister, Aria, stores all of your family music, video, and pictures in a folder named Media at the root of her hard drive. You decide that you want to gain access to all of the media stored on her computer via your Homegroup network.
Which sharing option should you select for the Media folder if you want all members joined to your homegroup to be able to view and modify the contents of that folder?
Which sharing option should you select for the Media folder if you want to specify different permission levels for different users?
Aria does not want files from the Media folder to be available to people who are working offline. Which button in the Advanced Sharing dialog box should you use to select this setting?

  1. In the feature in the accompanying figure, the most important information on the property sheet is shown in the ____. If there are no problems with the hardware device, Device Manager reports that “This device is working properly.”

a. / Driver tab / c. / Resources tab
b. / Device status box / d. / Device type field

ANS:REF:WIN 772

12. MATCHING

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

a. / print queue / g. / server
b. / IEEE 1394b / h. / Device Stage
c. / sensor / i. / ACPI BIOS
d. / SuperSpeed / j. / packet
e. / Hi-Speed USB / k. / USB Root Hub
f. / client / l. / USB Host Controller

___Second-generation FireWire.

___Supports a data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps.

___Displays links for working with, and accessing information about, devices.

___Performs the initial steps of identifying and configuring hardware devices during the early stages of booting.

___Contains a list of all the documents that are scheduled to print.

___Hardware components that provide information about the location and surroundings of your computer.

___A computer that provides shared resources to network users within a domain.

___A set of data sent from one location to another over the Internet or network.

___A program that connects to, or requests services of, another program.

___Contains one or more USB ports for attaching USB devices to a computer.

___Bus that is part of the new generation of USB 3.0 devices.

___One or more computer chips that identify a USB hardware device.

13. ESSAY

Discuss at length the choice between 32-bit and 64-bit applications. Include Microsoft Office 2010 in your response.

ANS:REF:WIN 732TOP:Critical Thinking

Discuss the Program Compatibility troubleshooter and why this Windows 7 operating system feature is of benefit to users. Also describe the Program Compatibility Assistant and discuss how Windows 7 uses this feature to solve compatibility issues.

ANS:REF:WIN 737 | WIN 738 | WIN 742 | WIN 743 | WIN 744

TOP:Critical Thinking

Activity – What Steps do you Take to Set Up a Home Network
In the space below, write down the steps and then draw a diagram.
  1. Name the five different types of network communication channelsREF:WIN 769
  1. What two factors determine which type of channel should be used?
  1. You can use the ______to help you find cached files for Internet Explorer as well as other files, including temporary files.

ANS:REF:WIN 717

  1. If you want to keep archived personal files on your hard drive, you can create and store them in a(n) ______Folder so they require less storage space.

ANS:REF:WIN 717

  1. You can use ______in your version of Windows to optimize the storage space on your hard disk drive.

ANS:REF:WIN 717

Activity – Network Switch Costs
Visit one of the websites below to determine the price for two typical network switches


Switch #1 Brand:______Model: ______# Ports: ______Cost: ______
Switch #1 Brand:______Model: ______# Ports: ______Cost: ______
  1. The three types of communication media just are:
  1. The USB Root Hub’s Advanced property sheet shows whether a USB 2.0 Hub is operating at ____.

a. / 12 Mbps or 480 Mbps / c. / 1024 Mbps or 2048 Mbps
b. / 6 Gbps or 12 Gbps / d. / 256 Mbps or 512 Mbps

ANS:REF:WIN 782

  1. On the Networking tab in the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper I/O Driver is a network component that determines the network ____.

a. / resolution / c. / topology
b. / proximity / d. / bandwidth

ANS:REF:WIN 801

EXTRA POINTS

To improve this activity, please add a question that I can add for the next class. Include the page number where we can find the answer.