What is the most common central device used today to connect computers to a network? A. Hub B. Switch C. SOHO router D. VPN Router
B: Switch
What is the most common adapter or connector used to connect a computer to a wired network? A. RG6 B. RG58 C. RJ45 D. RJ8
D. RJ8
Which of the following does a switch use for increased performance? A. Simplex B. Half duplex C. Full duplex D. Sliding duplex
C. Full duplex
What do you use to isolate a group of computers within your organization? A. WLAN B. WAN C. VLAN D. Internet
C. VLAN
What do you use to create VLANs? A. Router B. Switch C. Firewall D. Proxy server
B. Switch
What zone is used to publish external websites for an organization? A. Intranet B. exanet C. Internetwork D. DMZ
D. DMZ
Which topology is the most redundant and the most expensive? A. Star B. Ring C. Mesh D. Bus
C. Mesh
What standard describes CSMA/CD? A. 801.2 B. 802.3 C. 802.5 D. 802.11
B: 802.3
What mechanism do wireless networks use to access the network? A. CSMA/CD B. CSMA/CA C. token passing D. polling
B: CSMA/CA
What model promises the most processing power? A. Centralized computing B. Distributive computing C. Switching computing D. Dumb computing
B. Distributive Computing
Which model uses a central database for authentication? A. Peer-to-peer B. Workgroup C. client/server D. distributive
C. Client/server
What type of server does Active Director run on? A. File server B. print server C. database server D. network controller
D: network controller
Which model has each host have their own security database? A. peer-to-peer B. client/server C. distributive D. sliding
A. peer-to-peer
What type of communication is sent to a single designated host? A. Unicast B. Broadcast C. Multicast D. Anycast
A. Unicast
What is used to uniquely identify a host on a TCP/IP network? A. IP address B. MAC address C. bit pattern D. Router name
A: IP address
A [blank] is a single computer or device that connects to a TCP/IP network. A. Host B. Node C. Access Point D. Laptop
AB: Host/Node
What is the central device used in wireless LANs? A. Wireless Access Point B. CSA/CDM Connector C. Wireless Switch D. MDU
A: Wireless Access Point
What command do you use to test the TCP/IP stack on a computer? A. Ping localhost B. Ping 127.0.0.1 C. Ping loopback D ipconfig /renew
ABC: Ping localhost, ping 127.0.0.1, ping loopback
You need to divide a network into three subnets. Which device should you use? A. Router B. Hub C. Segmenter D. Bridge
A. Router
Connecting to a private Network address from a public network requires:
A. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
B. Network Access Protection (NAP)
C. Dynamic domain name system (DDNS)
D. Network address translation (NAT)
D: Network address translation (NAT)
What model is used to describe how data communication occurs between hosts? A. Server-centric model B. workgroup model C. peer-to-peer model D. OSI reference model
D. OSI reference model
Which layer in the OSI model do MAC addresses and switches use? A. Physical B. Data Link C. Network D. Transport
B. Data Link
Which layer in the OSI model covers routing between networks? A. Physical B. Data link C. Network D. Transport
C. Network
Which layer in the OSI model is used to verify that data was delivered without error? A. Physical B. Data link C. Network D. Transport
C. Network