EOU Assessment: 3.3 Network Failure

Part A: Fill in the Blanks

Word Bank: Network, Cloud Storage, Minor, Backup, Corrupted

1. The Internet is a worldwide that connects computers and various devices together.

2. allows you to save your files on large remote servers owned by big companies, rather than on your own computer.

3. A network failure is a small problem that causes short disconnections, but usually gets fixed quickly without stopping everything.

4. Large companies use a spare, duplicate server to keep their services running if their main computer breaks.

5. If a system crashes before you can save your work, your digital files might become meaning they are damaged and cannot be used.

Part B: Multiple Choice Questions

6. What happens when digital data hits a broken connection during a minor network failure?

A) The computer screen turns off.

B) The data uses an alternative pathway to bypass the broken connection.

C) The whole internet permanently breaks.

D) The data instantly becomes a computer virus.

7. Which of the following is a real, physical cause of a network failure?

A) Typing the wrong password.

B) Sending too many emails at once.

C) A loose or broken network cable.

D) Using a wireless mouse.

8. What happens during a large network failure at a bank?

A) The ATM (Automated Teller Machine) completely stops dispensing money.

B) Only one person's phone loses signal.

C) The bank prints more paper money.

D) Customers can only use the internet to play games.

9. What is a "duplicate server"?

A) A machine that copies and prints paper documents.

B) A weak Wi-Fi signal.

C) An exact emergency copy of a computer system used if the main one fails.

D) A digital cloud that floats in the sky.

10. Why do teachers remind you to frequently click the "Save" button while working on a computer?

A) It stops the computer from overheating.

B) It prevents your progress from disappearing if the connection drops or power fails.

C) It makes the internet connection travel faster.

D) It creates a new Wi-Fi signal.

11. How does your computer connect to the rest of the world?

A) Through a magical, invisible cloud in the sky.

B) Through a web of physical hardware connections and cables.

C) Through corrupted data files.

D) Through an automated teller machine (ATM).

Part C: One-Word Answers

12. What do we call a worldwide network of networks that helps us learn, communicate, and have fun?

13. What machine do people use to withdraw physical money, which stops working during a bank network failure?

14. What word describes digital files that are permanently damaged and unreadable after a system crash?

15. What type of failure causes an entire school or city to lose their internet for a long time?

Part D: Match the Following

Drag the correct definition from the pool on the right into the corresponding term on the left.

16. Major Network Failure

Drop definition here

17. Cloud Storage

Drop definition here

18. Physical Cause of Failure

Drop definition here

19. Backup Server

Drop definition here

20. Minor Network Failure

Drop definition here

Definitions Bank

A power cut or a damaged router.

An emergency spare computer that keeps a business running.

A massive problem that stops a whole city's internet for a long time.

A small breakdown where data just uses a different path, so you hardly notice.

Saving your digital files remotely on online server system.

Part E: Arrange in Proper Sequence

Number the steps (1 to 4) in the correct order to show how things happen.

21. How data reroutes during a minor failure:

The main pathway (blue route) cable is unplugged by mistake.

Data successfully reaches the final server without the user noticing.

A user tries to send an email to a server.

The data automatically switches to an alternative pathway (red and yellow route).

22. What happens during a bank server emergency:

Customers can use the ATM again to buy food.

Lightning strikes the bank's main server box, causing it to break.

Customers suddenly cannot access their money.

Network engineers quickly connect the system to the duplicate Backup Server.

Part F: True or False

State whether the statement is True or False. If False, provide a one-sentence correction.

23. The internet is a magical cloud with no physical wires or hardware.

True False

24. A large network failure can block millions of people from playing online games or Streaming.

True False

25. If just one connection breaks between two computers, the entire global internet breaks down.

True False

26. Leaving too many tabs open is a physical cause of a network failure.

True False

27. When data becomes corrupted, it means it is broken, cannot be used, and might be lost forever.

True False

28. Big companies use backup servers to stop massive network failures from ruining their business.

True False

Part G: List Questions

29. List three everyday uses of the internet.

30. List three physical events or accidents that can cause a network connection to break down.

Student Details

Part A: Fill in the Blanks

Part B: Multiple Choice Questions

Part C: One-Word Answers

Part D: Match the Following

Definitions Bank

Part E: Arrange in Proper Sequence

Part F: True or False

Part G: List Questions