EOC Review IT FOUND

What is the primary purpose of a router?

• A. Data representation 
• B. Error detection 
• C. MAC addressing 
• D. Path determination 

What is an advantage of a wireless network compared with a wired network? 

• Wireless networks are more secure than wired networks.
•  Wireless networks are typically faster than wired networks
•  Wireless networks are typically less expensive to install and maintain
• Wireless networks have an unlimited range. 

Acquiring personal and/or financial information by pretending to be a trustworthy website can be classified as:

• encrypting. 
• phishing. 
• surfing. 
• texting.

 Employees in Martin’s company have to log in to use the company network to share data and files with each other while they are in the office. This is an example of a/an: 

• extranet.
•  internet.
•  intranet. 
• throughput. 

Customers in Martin’s company can access certain parts of the company network from their own company computer outside of Martin’s company. This is an example of a/an: 

• extranet
• internet. 
• intranet. 
• throughput. 

Which cable type is the preferred choice for between-building network connections?

• A. Coaxial thicknet 
• B. Coaxial thinnet 
• C. Fiber optic 
• D. Unshielded twisted pair 

Raymond’s friends like to go to the mall to access the citywide Wi-Fi. In this scenario, Raymond’s friends are using a:

• LAN. 
• MAN. 
• PAN. 
• WAN. 

What was the network administrator defining when she set up the desktop configuration and menu options for all the sales representatives?

• Privileges 
• Profiles 
• Rights 
• Responsibilities 

What process occurs when control information is added and data is formatted to be sent on the network?

• Bandwidth 
• Dataflow 
• De-encapsulation 
• Encapsulation 

. Why is unshielded twisted-pair cable most often used instead of coaxial for computer networks?

• A. Shielding from EMI 
• B. Elimination of cross talk 
• C. Speed of transmission 
• D. Maximum length of cable run