Deck 16: Networking Types, Devices, and Cabling

Question 1

What does a NIC use to connect to wired network media?

A) HDMI port
B) RJ-45 port
C) 10BaseT port
D) Half duplex port

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A half duplex connection allows a device to send and receive, but not at the same time.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following cabling systems uses fiber-optic cable?

A) 10GBaseT
B) 1000BaseFX
C) 10Base2
D) 10Base5

Answer 3

B

Question 4

10Base5 cabling runs at speeds up to 1 Gbps and distances to 500 meters.

Question 5

What is the unit of information called when a network adapter adds the source and destination MAC address to the segment of data before it is transmitted on the network?

A) frame
B) packet
C) bit
D) segment

Question 6

Which type of cabling should you use for Gigabit Ethernet?

A) coaxial
B) thinnet
C) Cat-6
D) RG-59

Question 7

A punchdown tool is used to wire twisted-pair cabling to a keystone jack.

Question 8

Which of the following network types covers a large campus or city?

A) PAN
B) WLAN
C) MAN
D) WAN

Question 9

Which network technology that is used to connect to the Internet has a maximum speed of 44 Mbps, uses dedicated lines, and is used by large companies?

A) SDSL
B) T3
C) Fast Ethernet
D) OC-3

Question 10

A WLAN covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks.

Question 11

What should you choose in the properties of a network connection so that Windows will use the best possible speed and duplex mode?

A) Optimal Configuration
B) Automatic Configuration
C) Auto Negotiation
D) Default Settings

Question 12

What device should you consider if you want to have access to hard drives via an Ethernet connection?

A) NAS
B) VoIP
C) AP
D) RAID

Question 13

What type of device do you need if you want to connect two network segments together such as a wireless network and a wired network?

A) hub
B) NAS
C) repeater
D) bridge

Question 14

What type of network can you set up to share files if you have two laptops with wireless NICs but there is no Wi-Fi hotspot available?

A) ring network
B) infrastructure network
C) ad hoc network
D) hybrid network

Question 15

Which of the following is true about 10-Gigabit Ethernet?

A) you can use Cat-5e or Cat-6 cabling
B) it is a good choice for backbone networks
C) it is sometimes called Fast Ethernet
D) coaxial is a good choice for cabling

Question 16

Which of the following is true about cable Internet?

A) you share the cable infrastructure with your neighbors
B) you need filters on every phone jack
C) fiber optic cabling is required
D) provides up to 2.3 Mbps of bandwidth

Question 17

Which feature should you configure on a network adapter to control which applications have priority on the network?

A) PoE
B) WoL
C) QoS
D) PoTS

Question 18

Which type of network device keeps a table of the MAC addresses of the devices connected to it?

A) hub
B) router
C) NIC
D) switch

Question 19

Phone cords are a type of twisted-pair cable and use an RJ-45 connector.

Question 20

Which physical topology uses a centralized device to manage traffic on the network?

A) mesh
B) ring
C) bus
D) star

Question 21

You use a __________________ tool to push wires into a keystone jack and cut off the end of the wires.

Question 22

Compare a straight-through cable with a crossover cable.

Question 23

What is a ring network? Name one technology that used ring networks.

Question 24

Which of the following is a reason that there are twists in the wires used for network cabling?

A) the twists increase the cable strength
B) the twists reduce crosstalk
C) the twists make it easier to punchdown the cable
D) the twists reduce the amount of copper needed

Question 25

What are some of the considerations when deciding between cable Internet and DSL? Describe two.

Question 26

A _________________ network covers a small area such as a home, office, or building.

Question 27

___________________ uses ordinary copper phone lines and a range of frequencies that are not used by voice.

Question 28

What is Power over Ethernet and how might you use it?

Question 29

The theoretical number of bits that can be transmitted over a network at one time is the ___________________ of the network technology.

Question 30

Under what circumstance might you use a loopback plug?

A) to test a USB port
B) to capture network packets
C) to test a network cable
D) to find the max speed of a connection

Question 31

Which of the following provides multiple network ports for cables that converge in an electrical closet?

A) patch panel
B) RJ-45 jack
C) terminal adapter
D) loopback port

Question 32

Describe a WAN and give an example of a WAN.

Question 33

Contrast full-duplex and half-duplex communication.

Question 34

The ___________________ wiring standard uses the green pair of wires for pins 1 and 2.

Question 35

Which of the following is true about a crossover cable?

A) it's normally used to connect a computer to a hub or switch
B) you use the T568B wiring standard on both ends
C) it is required to connect two Gigabit Ethernet switches together
D) it can be used to connect two PCs together

Question 36

What is a MAC address? Show an example.

Question 37

What is the difference between bandwidth and throughput?

Question 38

What are the differences between a hub and a switch?

Question 39

What is fiber optic cabling and what are the two types of fiber-optic cable?

Question 40

What's the first thing you should do to troubleshoot a network problem related to hardware?

A) test with a network cable
B) use a different cable
C) use a loopback plug
D) check the indicator lights