UGBS 102 — Session 8 Prep Test: Communication Networks

This prep test covers UGBS 102 Introduction to Computing, Session 8: Communication Networks for University of Ghana Distance Education students. The questions are set at a standard computing-exam level: scenarios, best-answer and "which is NOT" questions.

Topics: the components of digital communications, networks and their advantages, LANs, WLANs, MANs, WANs and PANs, client/server and peer-to-peer architectures, star, bus and ring topologies, network standards and protocols (Ethernet, token ring, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, IrDA, RFID, NFC, WiMAX), communications software, communications lines (dedicated, cable, DSL, ADSL, ISDN, FTTP, T-carrier, ATM), communications devices (modems, wireless access points, routers, network cards, hubs and switches), home networks, bandwidth and latency, and physical and wireless transmission media.

• Section A: 35 multiple-choice questions (1 mark each)
• Section B: 10 true-or-false questions (1 mark each)
• Section C: 5 fill-in-the-blank questions (1 mark each)

Total: 50 marks · 30 minutes · pass mark 60% · up to 10 attempts. After each attempt you see the correct answers, a short explanation and the slide page to revise.

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