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IT Essential Baseline 20-21

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is used to provide IoT sensors with access to the network?

a)

an actuator

b)

a microcontroller

c)

fog computing

d)

a laptop

2.

What limits the types of different objects that can become intelligent sensors on the Internet of Things?

a)

availability of power for consumption

b)

the size of the internet

c)

the government

d)

our imagination

3.

What device provides auto discovery services for smart devices that are connected to the network?

a)

laptop

b)

tablet

c)

home gateway

d)

PC

4.

What are two requirements to connect a smart device to a home wireless network? (Choose two.)

a)

IP addressing

b)

home gateway name

c)

URL

d)

GUI

e)

SSID

5.

What are two things that all digital devices need in order to work? (Choose two.)

a)

artificial intelligence

b)

computer program

c)

data

d)

global positioning satellite

e)

sensor

6.

What is the purpose of Packet Tracer?

a)

to enable the sharing of resources such as printers, documents, pictures, and music between a few local computers

b)

to provide products and services to internet customers

c)

to simulate and visualize one or more networks

d)

to use electromagnetic waves to carry signals over a specific geographic area

7.

What is the largest network in existence?

a)

a PAN

b)

a WAN

c)

the fog

d)

the internet

8.

Which type of network is the connection between a Bluetooth headset and a vehicle?

a)

cloud

b)

LAN

c)

MAN

d)

PAN

9.

Which type of network consists of wired computers in a college classroom?

a)

LAN

b)

MAN

c)

PAN

d)

WAN

10.

What is an open-source physical computing platform that can take input from a variety of switches or sensors to control physical objects?

a)

Arduino

b)

Raspberry Pi

c)

Beaglebone

11.

Which technology is used as a visual programming tool to create a program by connecting colored blocks?

a)

Arduino

b)

Blockly

c)

Python

d)

JavaScript

12.

Which two skills help with IoT prototyping? (Choose two.)

a)

database administration

b)

design

c)

programming

d)

welding

e)

Windows operating systems

13.

Which statement describes global variables in programming languages?

a)

They cannot be used within any functions in a program.

b)

They are declared within a function.

c)

They can be used within any function of a program.

d)

They can only be used within the function they are declared.

14.

What are two characteristics of the Python programming language? (Choose two.)

a)

It runs without conversion to machine-language.

b)

The code is easy to read.

c)

It requires a compiler to be installed.

d)

It only runs in the interactive mode.

e)

It uses the & symbol to indicate that the interactive mode is ready to accept commands.

15.

Change will have to occur in the corporate network in order to prepare for the Internet of Things. Which type of testing would a company do to demonstrate the benefits of networking a new "thing" that was not on the network before?

a)

developmental

b)

formative

c)

prototyping

d)

transference

16.

What are three attributes of data that would indicate that it may be big data? (Choose three.)

a)

variety

b)

visibility

c)

vulnerability

d)

volume

e)

velocity

17.

What are three benefits of cloud computing? (Choose three.)

a)

It enables access to organizational data anywhere and at any time.

b)

It utilizes end-user clients to do a substantial amount of data preprocessing and storage.

c)

It turns raw data into meaningful information by discovering patterns and relationships.

d)

It streamlines the IT operations of an organization by subscribing only to needed services.

e)

It eliminates or reduces the need for onsite IT equipment, maintenance, and management.

18.

What is the purpose of data analytics?

a)

to gain new insights from data

b)

to compress data

c)

to optimize data storage

d)

to ensure data security

19.

How is data that has been collected through sources such as web pages, audio, or tweets categorized?

a)

unstructured data

b)

raw data

c)

application data

d)

structured data

20.

True or False?

Comma-separated values (CSV), JSON, and XML are all tools that can be used to manipulate structured data.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Mined data can be visualized through the use of charts. Select two criteria that can be used to determine the best chart selection. (Choose two.)

a)

number of variables to be shown

b)

size of the chart

c)

data format

d)

items requiring comparison

e)

file size

22.

What are two features of automation? (Choose two.)

a)

a process that is self-driven

b)

a process that always uses robots

c)

a process that always uses sensors

d)

a process that results in 12 hour shifts

e)

a process that eventually eliminates the need for human intervention

23.

Which technology has the intelligence that is demonstrated by machines in a way that mimics human cognitive functions?

a)

AI

b)

CSV

c)

IBN

d)

ML

24.

What is a key feature of the assurance element of the intent-based networking model?

a)

verification of configuration before devices are deployed

b)

provisioning of intent-based policies

c)

application of business intent to network configuration

d)

end-to-end verification of network-wide behavior

25.

Which security best practice involves defining company rules, job duties, and expectations?

a)

performing risk assessments

b)

maintaining patches and updates

c)

implementing physical security

d)

developing a security policy

26.

What are the two areas of physical security within a data center?

a)

Public

b)

private

c)

restricted

d)

inside

e)

outside

27.

A company requires using a secure encrypted internet connection when connecting to the corporate network from outside the company. Which technology should be used when employees travel and use a laptop?

a)

Bluetooth

b)

Siri

c)

VPN

d)

Wi-Fi hotspot

28.

Which character is used within a search engine to gather data efficiently by placing the character before and after the name of a particular person?

a)

colon (:)

b)

question mark (?)

c)

quotation mark (")

d)

semicolon (;)

29.

Which two types of institutions do malicious web pages often look like? (Choose two.)

a)

academic

b)

bank

c)

commercial

d)

financial

e)

technical

30.

Which two data types would be classified as personally identifiable information (PII)? (Choose two.)

a)

average number of cattle per region

b)

Facebook photographs

c)

hospital emergency use per region

d)

house thermostat reading

e)

vehicle identification number

31.

True or False?

With artificial intelligence, smart devices can modify processes and settings on the fly in response to changes on the network.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

What is the core component of Intent-Based Networking?

a)

the cloud

b)

artificial intelligence

c)

fog computing

d)

the internet

33.

Match the logic structure to the function:

allow the code to make decisions

a)

FOR

b)

WHILE

c)

IF-THEN

34.

Match the logic structure to the function:

execute a block of code while a condition is true

a)

FOR

b)

WHILE

c)

IF-THEN

35.

Match the logic structure to the function:

repeat the execution of a specific block of code for a specific number of times

a)

FOR

b)

WHILE

c)

IF-THEN

36.

a collection of data centers or connected servers that provide anywhere anytime access to data and applications

a)

fog computing

b)

cloud services

c)

distributed processing

d)

Hadoop

37.

an architecture that utilizes edge devices for data preprocessing and storage

a)

fog computing

b)

cloud services

c)

distributed processing

d)

Hadoop

38.

breaks large volumes of data into smaller pieces which are processed by computers in different locations

a)

fog computing

b)

cloud services

c)

distributed processing

d)

Hadoop

39.

a comprehensive ecosystem of open-source software for big data management

a)

fog computing

b)

cloud services

c)

distributed processing

d)

Hadoop