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Understanding NIC in Networking

This open book test covers networking topics for Grade 9. It contains two sections: (1) filling in statements with correct networking terms like NIC, MAC address, IP address, hub, switch, router, etc. and (2) identifying whether features refer to a router, switch or hub by ticking boxes in a table. The test evaluates students' understanding of basic networking concepts and components.

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Understanding NIC in Networking

This open book test covers networking topics for Grade 9. It contains two sections: (1) filling in statements with correct networking terms like NIC, MAC address, IP address, hub, switch, router, etc. and (2) identifying whether features refer to a router, switch or hub by ticking boxes in a table. The test evaluates students' understanding of basic networking concepts and components.

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Open Book Test

Topic: Networking
Grade 9
Date: 28-11-2023
A. Fill up the statements with correct word: (Each carry 1 Mark, any 15)
1. NIC turns binary data into an electrical signal.
2. NIC stands for ___Network interface card_________.
3. ___Media Access Control__________ address is used to identify
a single system in a network.
4. An Internet Protocol________ address essentially identifies the
location of a device on a network having internet connection.
5. Data travels in the form of packets that contains the sender’s
address__________, the receiver’s__address__________ and
the sequence__________________.
6. A _____HUB will take a data packet received at one of its ports
and broadcast it to every device connected to it.
7. A switch ________ is an intelligent device than HUB.
8. Switches______________ use MAC addresses to locate the
destination device.
9. Bridges___________are devices that connect one LAN to
another LAN that uses the same protocol (communication
rules).
10. Router_______________are used to route data packets from
one network to another network, based on IP addresses.
11. ______a computer network ________is a combination of
inter-connected computers which is used to share information
and hardware resources.
12. NIC stands for Network Interface
Card______________________________.
13. MAC stands for ______________media access
control._______________.
14. The MAC address is made up of 48_________ bits.
15. The IP address is made up of 32_______ bits.

B. Six features of network devices are given in the table below. For
each feature, tick (✓) the appropriate box to indicate whether it
refers to a router, hub or switch.

Feature Router() Switch() Hub ()

Used to connect devices together to form a yes yes


local area network (LAN)
The destination MAC address is looked up yes
before the data packet is sent to the correct
device
Used to connect LANs to other, external yes
networks
Uses both MAC and IP addresses to enable yes
data packets to be sent to the correct
device on another network
All data packets are sent to all the devices yes
on the network
Data packets are sent only to a specific yes
device on the same network
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