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Networks & the Internet quiz games for KS3 Computing

6 live games for KS3 Computing, 90 questions. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

Networks & the Internet for KS3 Computing: 6 ready-made live quiz games, 90 questions in all.

The questions cover Network hardware, Network Hardware, Packets & Packet Switching, Internet vs WWW, IP Addresses & DNS and LAN vs WAN.

There are 3 practice sets, 2 quickfire rounds and 1 picture round. Question types: 51 true or false, 24 multiple choice and 15 fill the gap. 30 questions have a picture.

Pick a set, put the join code on the board and pupils play on their phones. Pupils need no account. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

The gamesEach set is a fixed list of questions. Open a preview to see a few of them.

Quickfire: Networks & the Internet

KS315 questions· Warm-up

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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  1. 1

    The World Wide Web: true or false?

    HTTPS sends data without any encryption.
  2. 2

    Packets and protocols: true or false?

    A packet's header contains the destination address.
  3. 3

    Packets: true or false?

    A packet's header contains the entire original file.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Networks & the Internet: Network Hardware

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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  1. 1

    Network hardware: true or false?

    A wireless access point (WAP) only works with wired cables, never Wi-Fi.
  2. 2

    DNS and IP addresses: true or false?

    Every device on a network has a unique IP address.
  3. 3

    Networks: true or false?

    A WAN (Wide Area Network) covers only a single room in a building.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Networks & the Internet: Packets & Packet Switching

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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  1. 1

    The World Wide Web: true or false?

    The internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing.
  2. 2

    The World Wide Web: true or false?

    A browser is the program you use to view web pages.
  3. 3

    Packets and protocols: true or false?

    Before it is sent, a large file is split into small packets.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Networks & the Internet: Wired vs Wireless

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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  1. 1

    The World Wide Web: true or false?

    HTTPS sends data without any encryption.
  2. 2

    Packets and protocols: true or false?

    A packet's header contains the destination address.
  3. 3

    Packets: true or false?

    A packet's header contains the entire original file.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Network hardware

KS315 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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  1. 1
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Sub, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    Network interface card (NIC)RouterRAMCPU
  2. 2
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: True Tech Talk Time, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    Network interface card (NIC)RAMCPURouter
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Solijon Solayev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    RAMCPUNetwork interface card (NIC)Router

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Quickfire: Network topologies

KS315 questions· Warm-up· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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  1. 1
    A network diagram with computers labelled A to E

    Picture: Forge Class Software Ltd

    Which network topology is shown?

    StarRingBusMesh
  2. 2

    Which picture shows a star topology?

    A network diagramA network diagramA network diagramA network diagram
  3. 3

    Which picture shows a bus topology?

    A network diagramA network diagramA network diagramA network diagram

+ 12 more questions in the game.

How hosting works

  1. Pick a set and a game mode. The questions stay the same; the game changes.
  2. Put the join code on the board. Pupils join at subjecthub.co.uk/play on a phone or laptop. They need no account.
  3. Play for 1 to 7 minutes. You choose the length before you start.

Free for teachers: host these sets with up to 40 players. You sign up once as a teacher.

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