Network Connection Pre-Lesson Quiz 1

What is a characteristic of a SOHO network?

• • It consists of multiple LANs with backbone infrastructure connections.

• • It is a large network, such as those used by corporations and schools, with hundreds or thousands of interconnected hosts.

• • It is a collection of interconnected private and public networks.

• • It is a small network that connects a few computers to each other and to the internet.

What is the delay in the amount of time for data to travel between two points on a network?

• bandwidth

• throughput

• • latency

• • goodput

What type of network is defined by two computers that can both send and receive requests for resources?

• • client/server

• • peer-to-peer

• • enterprise

• • campus

What is a role of an intermediary device on a network?

• • functions as the primary source of information for end devices

• • determines the path and directs data along the way to its final destination

• • runs applications that support collaboration for business

• • forms the interface between the human network and the underlying communication network

Which type of technology is used to provide digital data transmissions over cell phone networks?

• 4G

• • Wi-Fi

• NFC

• • Bluetooth

Which wireless technology is used on smart phones to transmit data to another device within only very close proximity?

• NFC

• • Wi-Fi

• • 3G/4G

• • Bluetooth

A traveling sales representative uses a cell phone to interact with the home office and customers, track samples, make sales calls, log mileage, and upload/download data while at a hotel. Which internet connectivity method would be a preferred method to use on the mobile device due to the low cost?

• • cellular

• • DSL

• • cable

• • Wi-Fi

Which IP configuration parameter provides the IP address of a network device that a computer would use to access the Internet?

• default gateway

• • host IP address

• • subnet mask

• • DNS server

Refer to the exhibit. A student is working on a Packet Tracer lab that includes a home wireless router to be used for both wired and wireless devices. The router and laptop have been placed within the logical workspace. The student adds a laptop device and wants to replace the wired network card with a wireless network card. What is the first step the student should do to install the wireless card?

• • Power off the laptop by clicking on the power button.

• • Drag the wired network card into the list on the left side.

• • Select the Config tab and then the wireless network card checkbox.

• • Select the WPC300N option from the left and drag that card to the side of the laptop.

Which type of cable connection would be used in Packet Tracer to connect a FastEthernet port on a PC to a switch port?

• • console

• • crossover

• • fiber

• • straight-through