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Net+ CH 1-9 Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statements are true of DNS? (Choose three.)

a)

Maps names to IP addresses

b)

DNS uses ARP to map names to MAC addresses

c)

DNS uses recursive queries to find domain names and IP addresses

d)

DNS is used to organize resources

2.

Which networking technology used in LAN's is described as Fast Ethernet and uses two pairs of cabling for transmitting and receiving?

a)

1000BaseT

b)

100BaseTX

c)

100BaseT4

d)

100BaseFX

3.

In terms of network security, what is the purpose of hashing?

a)

Hashing encrypts data

b)

Hash is a great side dish with eggs

c)

Hashing decrypts data that was encrypted by hashing

d)

Hashes are used to verify data integrity

4.

Which TCP ports are commonly used by e-mail clients and servers? (Choose three.)

a)

443

b)

143

c)

110

d)

25

5.

Which of the following is a UTP wiring standard?

a)

10BaseT runs at 10 megabits per second

b)

TIA A568

c)

TIA 568B

d)

IEEE 802.3

6.

George is unable to surf the Web. No matter what address he enters, he receives the message, "The page cannot be displayed." On George's system, you can ping 64.226.214.168, but when you ping www.totalsem.com, you receive the message "Server not found." What problem does this indicate?

a)

NIC is malfunctioning

b)

DHCP server is not working correctly

c)

DNS server is not working correctly

d)

Cable is not connected to network hub

7.

You are the network administrator with 15 users on a network. None of them have been able to connect to the server for the last 30 minutes. You try pinging the workstations from the server, but you can't ping any of them or the loopback address, even after a reboot. Which of the following statements must be true?

a)

Problem with server NIC

b)

Users need to reboot their systems

c)

Need to reboot DNS server

d)

Need to reboot DHCP server

8.

A switch port can BEST be described by which of the following terms?

a)

Link state

b)

Distance vector

c)

Broadcast domain

d)

Collision domain

9.

What protocol would enable Jill, the administrator of the Bayland Widget Corporation's network, to monitor her routers remotely?

a)

DNS

b)

NFS

c)

FTP

d)

SNMP

10.

A website just changed its IP address and a user is unable to reach it by typing the site's domain name into their browser. What command can the user run to make the computer learn the website's new IP address?

a)

ipconfig /updatednscache

b)

ipconfig /dnsupdate

c)

ipconfig /all

d)

ipconfig /flushdns

11.

A private network has which of the following traits?

a)

Its IP addresses must be assigned by IANA

b)

It uses only static I addresses

c)

Its IP addresses are exposed to the internet

d)

Its IP addresses are not exposed to the internet

12.

Which symptom is not a result of an IP addressing problem?

a)

Duplicate MAC addresses

b)

Incorrect gateway

c)

Static IP address

d)

Duplicate IP address

13.

When the loss of a piece of equipment or link can bring down an entire process, workflow or even the whole organization, that lost element is called what?

a)

Single point of failure

b)

Redundant link

c)

Critical asset

d)

Critical node

14.

The primary command-line tool to troubleshoot Windows naming issues is what?

a)

Nbtstat

b)

Net

c)

Ipconfig

d)

Netstat

15.

Everyday at the office, we play Roblox over the Internet (only during lunch hour, of course). Today, however, there is a lot of lag in the action--our mutual connection is bogged down somewhere. What could I use in Windows to find out where the bottleneck is occurring?

a)

Tracert

b)

Ping

c)

Arp

d)

Traceroute

16.

Which of the following is not a fire rating for network cables?

a)

Plenum

b)

PVC

c)

CAT 6a

d)

Riser

17.

Which characteristic(s) make UTP and STP different from each other? (Choose two.)

a)

STP has shielding but UTP does not

b)

UTP costs less per foot than STP

c)

UTP costs more per foot than STP

d)

UTP supports ethernet speeds bot STP only supports the slower speeds

18.

Bob administers a 20-node Windows and Mac OS X network with one Linux server. This morning Bob is inundated with calls from users complaining they can't access the network. The server, which sits in an equipment rack four feet from his desk, also cannot access the network. No one's link light is working. He has made no administrative changes during the night. Where should look first?

a)

The switch

b)

The patch cable

c)

The patch panel

d)

The server

19.

Which field would not be found in an Ethernet frame?

a)

Ethertype

b)

Destination IP address

c)

Destination MAC address

d)

Source MAC address

20.

A network tech suspects a wiring issue in a work area. Which element does she not need to check?

a)

Ping workstation NIC with loopback plug installed

b)

Verify link lights at the workstation and the switch port

c)

Confirm network settings in the operating system

d)

Ensure that the connection from the router to the ISP good

21.

I need to find out what connections are currently open on my local machine. What utility might help me do that?

a)

Tracert

b)

Nbtstat

c)

Netstat

d)

Ping

22.

What is the primary purpose of netstat?

a)

Displays all connections to and from a host computer

b)

Shows you computer's connections to any web servers

c)

Graphical utility that charts amount of network data entering and leaving a host

d)

Captures frames and packets for later review

23.

What Windows utility enables you to query information from the DNS server and change how your system uses DNS?

a)

ARP

b)

Nbtstat

c)

Tracert

d)

Nslookup

24.

Which of the following are typically found in an MDF equipment room? (Choose three.)

a)

Switch(es)

b)

IDF

c)

Patch Panel(s)

d)

Rack

25.

Which of the following utilities can you use to confirm connectivity to another TCP/IP host?

a)

Ping

b)

Netstat

c)

Nbtstat

d)

ARP