1st module

1. Which of the following is the name for all computers connected to a network that participate directly in network communication?

• 1. servers

• 1. intermediary devices

• 1. hosts

• 1. media

1. Which connection physically connects the end device to the network?

• 1. Port

• 1. NIC

• 1. Interface

1. Which type of network topology lets you see which end devices are connected to which intermediary devices and what media is being used?

• 1. Physical topology

• 1. Logical topology

1. Which connections are specialized ports on a networking device that connect to individual networks?

• 1. Port

• 1. NIC

• 1. Interface

1. Which network infrastructure provides access to users and end devices in a small geographical area, which is typically a network in a department in an enterprise, a home, or small business?

• 1. Extranet

• 1. Intranet

• 1. LAN

• 1. WAN

1. Which network infrastructure provides access to other networks over a large geographical area, which is often owned and managed by a telecommunications service provider?

• 1. Extranet

• 1. Intranet

• 1. LAN

• 1. WAN

1. When designers follow accepted standards and protocols, which of the four basic characteristics of network architecture is achieved?

• 1. fault tolerance

• 1. Scalability

• 1. QoS

• 1. Security

1. Having multiple paths to a destination is known as redundancy. This is an example of which characteristic of network architecture?

• 1. fault tolerance

• 1. Scalability

• 1. QoS

• 1. Security

1. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are requirements of which of the four basic characteristics of network architecture?

• 1. fault tolerance

• 1. Scalability

• 1. QoS

• 1. Security

1. Which attack slows down or crashes equipment and programs?

• 1. Firewall

• 1. Virus, worm, or Trojan horse

• 1. Zero-day or Zero-hour

• 1. Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• 1. Denial of Service (DoS)