Deck 14: Introduction to Networking

Question 1

A hub or switch is commonly mounted on a room wall or ceiling for optimum performance and connectivity to the computers.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A business that has six computers would most likely have a server-based network.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A Bluetooth network would be considered a type of LAN.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Fiber optic cabling can carry signals farther than copper cabling.

Question 5

Ethernet networks normally use a star topology.

Question 6

Fiber optic cabling is commonly found in multiple buildings for a particular company.

Question 7

In a manufacturing plant, STP is a good choice for network cabling.

Question 8

STP cabling has extra shielding to help with crosstalk.

Question 9

Ethernet UTP cabling normally uses six wires.

Question 10

An Ethernet network would be considered a type of LAN.

Question 11

A workgroup network is commonly found in a home or small business environment.

Question 12

Crosstalk is when a signal degrades due to distance or length.

Question 13

UTP is a type of copper media.

Question 14

The hub is the most common centralized device used by businesses to connect multiple computers.

Question 15

Plenum cable has been treated with a fire retardant material.

Question 16

Full-duplex transmissions eliminate Ethernet collisions.

Question 17

Fiber optic cabling comes in two types: STP and UTP.

Question 18

The most common type of LAN found today is Ethernet.

Question 19

Coaxial cabling is normally found in video networks.

Question 20

A star topology takes more cabling than a bus topology.

Question 21

A corporation would more likely use an ad hoc mode wireless network than any other type of wireless network.

Question 22

A wireless SSID uniquely identifies each wireless network.

Question 23

A MAC address contains 32 digits.

Question 24

An access point and a wireless NIC must operate on two different channel frequencies for communication to occur between the two.

Question 25

The IEEE 802.3 standard defines CSMA/CD.

Question 26

If a computer connects to the Internet, it must have a MAC address and an IP address.

Question 27

When using an infrastructure mode wireless network, a PCI or PCI-E wireless NIC is required.

Question 28

The broadcast address for a host that has the IP address of 193.14.151.8 and a mask of 255.255.255.0 is 193.255.255.255.

Question 29

PPP is a protocol used with DUN.

Question 30

The IP address of 128.251.187.199 is a Class A IP address.

Question 31

With a Class C IP address, the last octet is considered the host portion of the IP address.

Question 32

The layer of the OSI model known as Layer 3 is the transport layer.

Question 33

An IP address is considered to be on OSI model Layer 4.

Question 34

If you access the Internet, you must use the TCP/IP protocol suite.

Question 35

A switch works at OSI model Layer 2.

Question 36

The subnet mask is used to determine which part of the IP address represents the network number.

Question 37

An IPv4 address contains 32 binary numbers.

Question 38

The 802.11 IEEE standard is for Ethernet networks.

Question 39

If a Class A IP address is being used, the default mask assigned is 255.255.255.0.

Question 40

The layer of the OSI model known as Layer 7 is the application layer.

Question 41

An 802.11 Windows 7 wireless NIC will attach to an 802.11g AP.

Question 42

A host computerʹs default gateway is the IP address of the router that connects to the Internet.

Question 43

Your small business has four computers. What type of network are you operating if each machine is responsible for its own security?

A) WAN
B) Server
C) Workgroup
D) Fiber optic

Question 44

A host computer requires a default gateway to communicate with network devices on another network.

Question 45

The IPCONFIG command shows the IP address assigned to a network host.

Question 46

LAN is an abbreviation for

A) Local Administrative Netting
B) Low Access Netting
C) Link And Network
D) Local Area Network

Question 47

FTP is the protocol used when a Fast Ethernet network connects to a WAN.

Question 48

HTTPS would more likely to be used for Internet banking than HTTP.

Question 49

A classroom has been having lots of printing problems lately. The technician responsible for this classroom replaces the printer to show that he is a proactive technician.

Question 50

The 802.11n wireless standard is compatible with all previous standards except 802.11a.

Question 51

An example of a proactive technician is one who configures each computer for automatic virus updates rather than waiting for a virus to occur before updating the software.

Question 52

DHCP translates domain names to IP addresses.

Question 53

A business is located in two buildings in the same town. The accounting computers are connected to each other in the same office space; however, management is located in another building. Management can access the data on the accounting side through a connection installed between the two buildings. What type of network does this exemplify?

A) MAN
B) WON
C) SAN
D) PAN
E) CAN

Question 54

Hubs are better than switches because they track the attached devicesʹ MAC addresses.

Question 55

Two or more computers that share files, printers, and other computer resources is called a(n)

A) Organization
B) Network
C) System
D) Group

Question 56

The ping utility is used to check connectivity between two network devices.

Question 57

192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0 is an IP address shown in the prefix notation format.

Question 58

A wireless network must connect to the wired network.

Question 59

APIPA is used by network servers or devices to assign IP addresses to host computers.

Question 60

Bluetooth transmissions are secure.

Question 61

The two major classifications of fiber optic cable are

A) Single and multimode
B) Plastic and glass
C) Flexible and inflexible
D) Colored and monochrome

Question 62

One of the oldest network topologies is the

A) Bus
B) Mesh
C) Ring
D) Star

Question 63

Which one of the following statements is true about fiber optic cable?

A) It is used for wireless transmissions.
B) It offers the lowest security compared to other networking media.
C) It is used to connect individual workstations to each other.
D) It is the most expensive cable type.

Question 64

Star topology is most closely associated with

A) Novell networks
B) Gateway networks
C) Bus networks
D) Ethernet networks

Question 65

How many wires are contained in an RJ-45 jack?

A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Eight

Question 66

The mapping of how the physical or logical paths of network devices connect is called

A) Global Positioning System (GPS)
B) Network topology
C) Geographic mapping
D) Network Neighborhood

Question 67

Which unshielded wiring standard supports 10Gbps Ethernet?

A) Single-mode
B) Cat 6a
C) STP
D) Cat 5

Question 68

What type of network is described when two or more computers are connected in the same room of a building?

A) WAN
B) LAN
C) GAN
D) SAM

Question 69

Which statement about the star topology is true?

A) Cost is a major consideration when wiring a star topology.
B) The star topology is the most difficult to troubleshoot.
C) More cable is used in wiring a star topology than other topologies.
D) All devices are attached to one long trunk line that connects to the server.

Question 70

Three examples of network topology are

A) Star, ring, bus
B) Peer, hub, server
C) Geographic, topographic, demographic
D) Global, urban, rural

Question 71

WAN is an abbreviation for

A) World Area Network
B) Web Accessed Network
C) Wide Area Network
D) World Accessed Network

Question 72

What are the benefits of a server-based network?

A) Greater security than with a peer-to-peer network
B) Individual access to assigned resources from any workstation
C) Greater centralized control over what a user can access
D) All these answers are true.

Question 73

STP is an acronym for

A) Standard Technology Protocol
B) Start Terminate Procedure
C) Shielded Twisted Pair
D) Satellite Telecommunication Protocol

Question 74

The network is said to be fault tolerant when

A) The network can work even when a cable breaks.
B) The network displays user-friendly prompts after a user error.
C) The network activates backup safeguards when the hard disk crashes.
D) None of these are true.

Question 75

The disruption that occurs when a signal on one wire interferes with the signal on an adjacent wire is called

A) Fault tolerance
B) System crash
C) Interruption
D) Crosstalk

Question 76

UTP, STP, and coax are associated with

A) Light transmission media
B) Cable
C) Wireless networking
D) Radio frequency

Question 77

Three types of network media are

A) Radio, television, telephone
B) Fiber optic, twisted-pair, coaxial
C) Ring, bus, star
D) NBC, ABC, CBS

Question 78

What type of fiber optic cable enables only one light signal to be sent along the cable?

A) Mono-filament
B) Single-mode
C) Multimode
D) Single line

Question 79

Sun Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Microsoft Server 2012 are examples of

A) Network operating systems
B) Application software
C) Word processing software
D) Peer-to-peer software

Question 80

The device in a star topology that enables multiple device connections is called a(n)

A) Router
B) Ring
C) Switch
D) Workstation