Deck 9: Configuring a Network Connection

Question 1

Which network component extends from a computer's NIC to a switch?

A)network interface
B)device driver
C)network medium
D)network protocol

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A Web browser is an example of which type of network component?

A)network server
B)network protocol
C)network client
D)network interface

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which network component is responsible for defining rules and formats a computer must used when sending information across a network?

A)network server
B)network protocol
C)network client
D)network interface

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When two computers are communicating on a LAN, which part of the process adds MAC addresses of the sending and receiving computers to the message?

A)network interface software
B)network client software
C)network server software
D)the name lookup procedure

Question 5

Network client software allows a computer to share its resources by responding to resource requests generated by network servers.
network clients.

Question 6

About how much data is typically transferred in each packet or frame?

A)1 MB
B)1500 bytes
C)15 KB
D)150 bytes

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a function of a hub?

A)receives bit signals
B)inspects frames
C)strengthens signals
D)sends signals to other devices

Question 8

Which network component allows computers to communicate on a network without being connected directly to each other?

A)network medium
B)interconnecting device
C)network server
D)device driver

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a typical reason for creating an internetwork?

A)groups of users should be logically separated
B)the LAN has grown and communication has become inefficient
C)you're running a legacy operating system on one of your servers
D)there is a long distance between groups of computers

Question 10

Your company has just opened an office in another state and you need the computers to communicate between the offices. What type of network should you create?

A)LAN
B)WAN
C)SAN
D)PAN

Question 11

A colleague has asked you where the media access control address of his computer is located? What do you tell him?

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

Question 12

Routers do not forward broadcast packets.

Question 13

LANs form the building blocks for larger networks called internetworks.

Question 14

Your company has formed a partnership with another company and you want to allow certain resources to be shared between the two companies. What should you create?

A)an internet
B)an intranet
C)an extranet
D)a piconet

Question 15

In a network that uses TCP/IP, each computer has two addresses, a logical address and a physical address.

Question 16

File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Network is an example of which type of network component?

A)network server
B)network protocol
C)network client
D)network interface

Question 17

The Internetwork layer is where the IP protocol operates.

Question 18

In which layer of the network communication process is the message packaged in a format suitable for the network and sent to the NIC driver?

A)User application
B)network client or server software
C)network protocol
D)network interface

Question 19

If a user wants to communicate with another computer using its name, what must be available on the network?

A)a file server
B)a Web server
C)a DHCP server
D)a name server

Question 20

Why is the MAC address also referred to as the physical address?

A)it describes which room the computer is in
B)it is stored as part of the NIC
C)it is part of the operating system
D)it is found on the system BIOS

Question 21

What is a Windows domain?

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a task performed by a NIC and its driver?

A)connects the computer to the medium
B)receives frames from the network protocol
C)converts frame data into bit signals
D)receives bit signals and assembles them

Question 23

What are the five steps of a switch's operation?

Question 24

You want a Windows Server 2012 computer to handle network logons and enforce network access and security policies. How should you configure this computer?

A)with IIS
B)as a DNS server
C)as a domain controller
D)with NIS

Question 25

What is the function of the Transport layer of the OSI model?

Question 26

What are the four main tasks of the TCP/IP Internetwork layer?

Question 27

A computer's primary purpose is to serve Web pages and respond to email transfer requests. Which operating system are you most likely using?

A)Windows 10
B)Windows Server 2012
C)Mac OS X El Capitan
D)Ubuntu for desktops

Question 28

What part of a frame does a switch use to determine where to forward the frame?

A)source IP address
B)destination MAC address
C)destination IP address
D)source MAC address

Question 29

In a wireless network using an access point, how does the sending device know that the frame was received?

A)it does not receive an error message
B)it receives an acknowledgment
C)an ICMP timeout is received
D)it doesn't know the frame was received

Question 30

List three hardware components that are required to make several stand-alone computers a network of computers.

Question 31

Which type of cabling are you most likely to install in a new LAN to connect computers to switches?

A)coaxial
B)fiber optic
C)Cat 6
D)STP

Question 32

Describe the difference between a packet and a frame.

Question 33

Describe the difference between a LAN and a WAN.

Question 34

What is the function of a network hub?

Question 35

Which type of cabling are you most likely to install in a new LAN?

A)coaxial
B)fiber optic
C)Cat 6
D)STP

Question 36

You are diagnosing a network communication problem on a computer that uses the TCP/IP protocol. What address can you use to test network services without actually accessing the network medium?

A)10.0.0.1
B)1.0.0.0
C)127.0.0.1
D)0.0.0.0

Question 37

Which of the following is true of IPv6 addresses?

A)they are 128 bits in length
B)Windows Server 2012 does not support them
C)IPv6 follows IPv5 which used 48-bit addresses
D)they cannot be used for voice and video applications

Question 38

What are the key properties and features of a router versus a switch?

Question 39

Which of the following is a property or feature of a router?

A)connects the computer to the medium
B)reads the source and destination MAC addresses
C)forwards frames
D)works with packets

Question 40

Briefly describe a network.